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No swine flu cases have been reported in Thailand, but relevant units are prepared for potential swine flu outbreak, Public Health Minister Wittaya Kaewparadai said on Sunday.
The minister said he had assigned the Bureau of Epidemiology to closely monitor the situation and coordinate with the World Health Organisation and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to deal with this respiratory disease.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health Prat Boonyawongvirot said people can catch swine flu from close proximity to pigs, but they cannot catch it from eating pork.
Its symptoms are similar to the symptoms of human influenza, such as high fever, body aches, coughing, and runny nose.
The Public Health Ministry asked people with these symptoms to wear protective masks and avoid going to public areas.
The ministry also warned people, who may travel to Mexico or the states of California and Texas during this period, to follow the situation closely and be careful of the swine flu outbreaks.
The minister said he had assigned the Bureau of Epidemiology to closely monitor the situation and coordinate with the World Health Organisation and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to deal with this respiratory disease.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health Prat Boonyawongvirot said people can catch swine flu from close proximity to pigs, but they cannot catch it from eating pork.
Its symptoms are similar to the symptoms of human influenza, such as high fever, body aches, coughing, and runny nose.
The Public Health Ministry asked people with these symptoms to wear protective masks and avoid going to public areas.
The ministry also warned people, who may travel to Mexico or the states of California and Texas during this period, to follow the situation closely and be careful of the swine flu outbreaks.
