Police and health authorities are searching for a man who arrived from Sierra Leone and is suspected of carrying the Ebola virus disease after he failed to report for daily physical checkups from Nov 16.
The Sierra Leone national, aged 31 arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport with about 10 friends from the West African country on Nov 13.
Health officials checked him and found symptoms suggesting he may be infected with the Ebola virus.
Authorities were looking for him in areas that provide foreigners with accommodation in Bangkok and other provinces, and in popular tourist provinces.