Multiple posts shared on Facebook in May 2022 claim Thailand has recorded nine cases of monkeypox. The posts further indicate that mosquitoes are the origin of the disease. But the posts are false; Thailand has recorded no monkeypox infections as of June 6, 2022, the head of Thailand's Bureau of Epidemiology told AFP, while the virus is transmitted through close contact with an infected person.

The claim was shared here on Facebook on May 26, 2022.

The post's Thai-language caption translates to English in part as: "Thailand reported nine cases of monkeypox. They work in the island's national park. The carrier of the disease is the mosquito that bit the monkey, and then later bit humans. It is so scary. Channel 7 reported."

Channel 7 is a TV network in Thailand.

The post includes an image that appears to be an infographic from a news report. It carries a picture of a child with bumpy skin and text that reads: "21 days of quarantine for monkeypox patients."

A similar claim has been shared here and here on Facebook, alongside similar graphics.

The image circulated as cases of monkeypox were detected around the world, including in the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal.

However, the claims are false.

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The Head of the Bureau of Epidemiology Chakkarat Pittayawonganon told AFP: "The claim is not true."

"As of June 6, there are no monkeypox patients in Thailand," he said.

The agency also published this statement on Facebook on June 6, 2022, saying that the kingdom...

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