Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

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Dengue fever kills three refugees
June 11 | Author: Karen News | Posted in Articles | Tags: Health, Karen, Refugees

A Karen Women?s Organisation staff member who has just returned from Nu Poe refugee camp estimated that there are as many as 200 dengue fever cases. Karen News is led to understand that two Nu Poe camp residents died in recent days from complications associated with dengue fever.
In a separate incident Karen News has learnt that a 2-year-old girl from Mae la refugee camp north of Mae Sot has died from dengue fever.
A medic working with children in Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai Burma border said that more people are coming for treatment for dengue fever.
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http://karennews.org/2013/06/dengue-fever-kills-three-refugees.html/

Noh Poe
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Noh Poe or Nu Po (Karen; Small Lake) is a refugee camp of approximately 14,000 people in the Amphoe Umphang district of Tak Province in Thailand. Located near the Thai border with the Karen state in Burma, it was set up in 1997 to accommodate Karen refugees fleeing fighting between the Burmese and the Karen National Union (KNU) forces.
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Phuket Dengue Alert: Three Deaths, 900 Cases Spark War Footing at All Phuket Hospitals

By Chutima Sidasathian
Thursday, June 20, 2013

PHUKET: Three recent deaths from dengue fever on Phuket have triggered the establishment of a ''war room'' at one hospital and the call for creation of special operations rooms at all six other Phuket hospitals.*

The unprecedented outbreak of dengue on Phuket required action and increased awareness among all residents especially, a crisis summit agreed yesterday at Vachira Phuket Hospital, base for the ''war room.''

There have been 912 cases on Phuket so far in 2013, with three deaths...

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Nearly 49,000 infected with dengue, 59 dead in Thailand
English.news.cn 2013-06-21 16:49:59
BANGKOK, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 49,000 people in Thailand have been infected with dengue virus, 59 of whom died, Thai National News Bureau reported Friday.

According to Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong, dengue situation in Thailand is still of concern given nearly 49, 000 people have so far been afflicted by the disease. 59 patients have died of dengue fever since the beginning of 2013, and more than half of the number were children.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-06/21/c_132475296.htm

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40,000 Bangkokians infected with dengue, 1 dies
Date : 25 มิถุนายน 2556

BANGKOK, 25 June 2013 (NNT) ? Over 40,000 people in Bangkok are now suffering from the deadly dengue virus, while 120,000 people nationwide have come down with the fever...

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Amnatchareon faces serious dengue fever, 949 patients found, 2 dead
Friday, 05 July 2013 By NNT

Amnatchareon, 2 July 2013, Dengue fever situation in Amnatchareon Province is worsening, given 949 people have been diagnosed with dengue so far this year; two of whom have already died...

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Dengue situation in Northeastern part of Thailand worrisome
Date : 6 กรกฎาคม 2556

BANGKOK, 7 July 2013 (NNT) - Dengue situation in Northeastern part of Thailand is exacerbating as over 5,400 people in 4 provinces have now been infected with dengue virus. The virus has, this year, killed 5 patients in those provinces.

According to the Public Health Ministry, over 5,400 people have been infected with the deadly dengue virus in 4 northeastern provinces, including Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram, and Surin. Five of those patients have already been killed by the virus...

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120,000 dengue cases projected in Thailand in 2013
English.news.cn 2013-07-08 16:57:22

BANGKOK, July 8 (Xinhua)-- The dengue outbreak, which has been surging sharply in Thailand during the current rainy season, is feared to strike 120,000 cases for the whole year, a sharp rise from the previous years, health officials said Monday.

There have been 59,318 dengue fever cases and 68 deaths reported throughout the country so far this year. In the past week, 5,276 new cases and six deaths were recorded, with the highest concentration of cases in the northern region, according to state broadcaster MCOT...

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Dengue fever crisis looms in parts of Thailand
Thursday, 11 July 2013 By NNT

BANGKOK, 8 July 2013 Continuous heavy rains and rising temperatures are leading to a major outbreak of dengue fever this year, which has killed over 60 patients since the beginning of this year.

In Uttaradit province, the local health unit said that the number of dengue fever cases reported is three times higher than that of last year. Following days of torrential rains, water containers in a number of communities have become breeding habitats for mosquitoes...

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Phuket top province for Dengue Fever outbreak
Phuket Gazette - Saturday, July 13, 2013 4:11:09 PM

PHUKET: Phuket is now listed as the highest ranking province in Thailand for Dengue Fever outbreaks, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Deputy Chief Dr Krit Sakulpat confirmed to the Phuket Gazete today...

...There have been more than 1,300 people infected in Phuket since January this year ? double the amount of infections over the same period of time last year, he said.

However, both the Director of Vachira Phuket Hospital and the Director of Patong Hospital told the Gazette today that the situation is under control...

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Dengue fever exacerbates in I-sarn
Saturday, 13 July 2013 By NNT

BANGKOK, 9 July 2013 People have been warned against dengue fever outbreak as the number of patients in 4 North Eastern provinces has increased to 5,406, 5 of whom have reportedly succumbed to the disease.

The Department of Disease Control?s Nakornratchasrima Office has revealed that 5,406 people in Nakornratchasrima Chaiyapoom, Buriram and Surin have come down with dengue fever so far...

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KKU student dies of dengue fever


The Nation July 14, 2013 6:27 pm
A Khon Kaen University student died on Sunday of severe dengue fever, five days after being admitted to the hospital.

Nontheethiya Phuwanon, 21, was admitted to Srinakarin Hospital on July 9, developing high fever and stomachache.

Chanchai Phanthongwiryakun, Director of the Srinakarin Hospital, said she was moved to the ICU on July 11 due to severe loss of blood, which led to failures of...

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/KKU-student-dies-of-dengue-fever-30210412.html

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Ministry declares war on dengue


The Nation July 15, 2013 1:00 am
With the dengue death toll already hitting 71 this year, the Public Health Ministry is fighting back to stop the spread of the Aedes mosquitoes that carry the disease.

"I have instructed all provincial public-health chiefs to closely monitor the operations to eradicate mosquito larvae at schools and hospitals," Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong said yesterday.

As of last Tuesday, the dengue outbreak had struck 67,889 people and showed no signs of abating.

From July 3-9, new cases surged 30 per cent to 8,571 from the previous week.
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http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Ministry-declares-war-on-dengue-30210424.html

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Rate of new dengue fever patients increases to 8,000 per week

Date : 17 กรกฎาคม 2556
BANGKOK, 17 July 2013 (NNT)-- The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that the rate of new dengue fever cases has reached 8,000 per week, and that 71 people have already died from the disease this year: coinciding with the severe dengue outbreak situation in Laos...

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Dengue Cases Continue To Increase In Thailand

BANGKOK, July 18 (Bernama) -- A total of 6,013 new cases of dengue infections were reported in Thailand from July 9-16, bringing the total number of cases, so far this year to 73,902, which is three times higher than the last year figure over the same period, according to the Public Health Ministry.

The ministry said 73 deaths were reported throughout the country so far this year...

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Chiang Mai faces dengue fever crisis
Date : 22 กรกฎาคม 2556

CHIANG MAI, 22 July 2013 (NNT) - The outbreak of dengue fever is raising concerns among health experts in Chiang Mai, given nearly 6,000 people have been afflicted by the disease in the province since the beginning of this year.

The Chiang Mai provincial health unit said a total of 5,977 cases of dengue fever have been reported in the area, with five fatalities so far. The number of dengue patients is on the rise at an alarming rate, from 140 in January to 3,059 in June.

In June of last year, only 170 people were infected by the virus...