Lopburi monkeys, life is difficult these days.

Don't repel

cast aside the sins of spreading smallpox

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26 May 2022 20:11

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  • Covid is not cured. Monkeypox (Monkeypox) or smallpox.

    have come to aggravate

    causing worldwide anxiety

    As of May 25, there were 309 confirmed cases in 22 countries, mostly in Europe.

    While Thailand has not found any infected people.

    declared as a contagious disease that must be monitored

    It is not a dangerous contagious disease.



  • World Health Organization

    The number of infected people is expected to increase further.

    But most of the infected people have no serious symptoms.

    It is a contagious disease from animals to humans.

    from rodents, rodents, ground squirrels, and from person to person

    through respiration, skin, blood, or secretions

    Fever, headache, skin rash

    until becoming a purulent wound

    and eventually scab



  • Monkeypox is caused by the Othopoxvirus, the same family as smallpox, and is not a new disease.

    It was first found in 1958 in lab monkeys.

    Hence it was named the monkey pox virus and in 1970 the first human infection was in the Congo.

    long before the outbreak

    Once in Africa, then in 2003 there were cases in the United States.

    from close contact with the Prairie Dog

    or ground squirrel

Although most of the monkey pox that infects humans, almost all of them are not from monkeys.

But now there has been a misunderstanding.

Affects the habitat of monkeys in Thailand

because some people were shunned

fear of getting smallpox monkey

and for proper understanding

The monkey is no longer a defendant.

Let's hear it from the mouth of

"Female veterinarian Juthamas Supanam" or Dr. Toei, who has devoted herself to helping and caring for monkeys at the Phra Kan Shrine, Lop Buri Province for more than 20 years, said that from the news of the smallpox outbreak

causing the villagers in the area to feel shaken

Monkeys that come to the windows in their habitats are being chased.

It has had quite a huge impact on monkeys that have been living with Lopburi for a long time, although monkeys are not 100% infectious agents, but from rodents.

not from monkeys

“I would like to say that monkeys are not the causative agents of this group of pathogens. Don't blame monkeys, and the first discovery of the virus in a monkey may have been bitten by a rat or a contaminated rabbit.

So we concluded first and named the monkey pox.

And Thailand has had smallpox or hemorrhagic disease for a long time since Ayutthaya.

Until the Rattanakosin period

Heavy epidemic in the reign of King Rama III caused Dr. Bradley

find a way by vaccination

Until the epidemic gradually subsided, and almost all Thai people born before 1974 had to have vaccinations.”

Concerns about the outbreak of smallpox in Thailand

from a group of men who love men who came to Thailand

Because of the opening of more countries and the business of importing wildlife from Africa

most doubtful

Depends on the Department of Livestock Development

How to come in for rigorous supervision and screening

because of the monkeys in Lopburi

From the continuous care, monkey pox was not found.

None of the monkeys had any symptoms related to the disease.

I don't want people to panic.

or hysterical

But it would be better to set up checkpoints to suppress people bringing exotic animals into Thailand.

or even Ebola in the past

It has not yet been detected in monkeys.

Do not doubt the macaques in Lopburi.

or monkeys in other provinces

No outbreaks of monkeypox were found.

both Nakhon Sawan

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Sing Buri. If the monkeys are sick, they will all be sent to Lop Buri for treatment.

along with reporting to the Ministry of Health

and the Department of Livestock Development

But in the past, only monkeys were treated for being hit by cars, being hit by trains, and monkeys being injured from punching each other.

“Don't let the fault here go to the monkey.

Because almost nowadays monkeys have a difficult life.

have to live in the building to avoid the sun

and now many buildings gradually stretched the wire

Don't let the monkeys break into the property.

But when smallpox occurs

until the monkey was in serious trouble

became a defendant all over the world

not only Thai

The monkeys have no place to sleep.

and the Thai government

Never create an address to bring the monkey into a safe place.

food and water provided

Let today be a wandering monkey

Some people were unfortunate to be hit by a car and hit the wall.

I want to see monkeys as cute animals.

get mercy

I don't want monkeys to be seen as villains.”

In the past, there has been communication trying to tell people in the country that smallpox is not caused by monkeys.

And many medical professionals have come out to emphasize that

Monkeys may be sick from animal bites.

And this disease is not an emerging disease.

able to cope

don't worry

I want to leave it to the Department of Livestock Development.

to be strict on the smuggling of wildlife


Currently, the eating conditions of the Lopburi monkeys

There are also villagers bringing food such as fruit and vegetable scraps.

And the food that comes with it has not decreased, but believes that foreign tourists who come in will understand

but may be more careful

except for those who don't love monkeys

will always be disgusted

No matter how cute the monkey acts

I can't resist feeling each other.

And with the monkey population increasing, from June 5-6, 300 more monkeys out of the 3,000 monkeys will begin sterilization due to the rapid reproduction of monkeys.

and a female monkey

Not easily caught in the lure of the cage.

In addition, sterilization of females requires a specialist.

making the monkey population in Lopburi

has not stopped increasing

and must become the culprit of smallpox monkey

So I want everyone to understand

Change your mind here.

Author : Puranima

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