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Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

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Source: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/patients-with-dengue-fever-increased-five-times-this-year-22140

Patients with dengue fever increased five times this year
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 By NNT


BANGKOK, 11 February 2013 Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr Narong Sahamethapat revealed that the number of people with dengue fever exceeded 5,700 people during January 1st to February 5th.

According to Dr. Narong, the number of patients with dengue fever has increased 5 times compared to that reported during the same period last year. He said the number could rise to around 100,000 ? 120,000 people...
 
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Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/338724/dengue-up-households-asked-to-help


Dengue up, households asked to help
Published: 4 Mar 2013 at 11.36
Online news:

There has been a big rise in the number of people infected with dengue fever this year, with the number of cases up four-fold over the first two months of 2012, the Public Health Ministry said on Monday

Public Health Minister Pradit Sinthawanarong said there were 9,824 people treated for dengue during January and February, an average of around 1,000 patients a week. Half of the patients were students.

So far this year, 12 people had died from this disease...
 
Re: Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5603110010008

Thais warned of dengue fever threat
Date : 11 มีนาคม 2556

Nakhon Ratchasima, 11 March 2013 (NNT) ? Nakhonratchasima Health Provincial Office is warning its residents to watch out for a possible threat of dengue fever during summer.

According to Nakhon Ratchasima's Public Health Chief Officer Doctor Wichai Kattiyawittayakul, as summer storm is hitting many areas of the province, there is a high risk of people catching dengue fever. 460 Have reportedly come down with the disease since January 1st of this year; fortunately, none of the case is fatal. There were 144 cases, with one death, reported last year, the doctor said...
 
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Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5603180010001

Public Health stepping up dengue prevention following several deaths
Date : 17 มีนาคม 2556

BANGKOK, 17 March 2013 (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry has stepped up the dengue prevention measures and the mosquito control after a number of children younger than 14 years of age have reportedly died from the fever.

Permanent Secretary of Public Health Ministry Dr. Narong Sahametapat cited information from the Department of Disease Control in reporting that around13,000 people across the country have contracted dengue fever during the first 3 months of this year.

He said that dengue patients are found in every province of Thailand and that the latest records of around 1,000-1,500 new cases emerged each week are considered 4 times higher than last year...
 
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Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5603210010015


BMA warns dengue fever on the rise
Date : 21 มีนาคม 2556

BANGKOK, 21 March 2013 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has warned that the number of dengue fever cases is on the rise in the capital, and the spread of the tropical disease is likely to be more serious this year.

The BMA?s health department has issued a statement saying that generally dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, tends to spread during the rainy season, but Bangkok has recently seen rising numbers of dengue infection during other seasons.

According to a report by the Disease Control Department, over 2,000 people have been infected with the disease since the beginning of this year. Last year, a total of 10,081 cases were reported, with 6 fatalities...
 
Re: Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/dengue-fever-‘not-a-large-problem’-in-phuket-38063.php

Dengue fever ?not a large problem? in Phuket

PHUKET: Phuket people don?t need to worry about an outbreak of dengue fever on the island at this stage, but should still remain vigilant, says the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPPHO).

Friday 22 March 2013, 04:50PM

A spokesperson for the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office?s Disease Control Group told The Phuket News that during 2012, one person died from dengue fever and 355 others reportedly caught the disease.

?So far this year, from January to March 15, there have been 63 reported cases in Phuket, but no deaths,? the spokesperson said.

But she said dengue fever was not a large problem in Phuket because there were not so many cases...
 
Re: Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

Source: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/pub...e-vigilant-about-possible-dengue-attack-23790

Public Health Ministry warns nationwide schools to be vigilant about possible dengue attack
Sunday, 24 March 2013 By NNT

BANGKOK, 22 March 2013 The Public Health Ministry is warning nationwide schools to watch out for and do more against possible dengue fever spread after the new school year opens in a few months.

Advisor to the Minister of Public Health Pasit Sakdanarong said on Thursday it is forecast that between 120,000 and 150,000 people will fall prey to dengue fever, with more than 100 lives likely to succumb to the virus, this year...
 
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Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5603290010002

BMA warns city residents against dengue risk and outbreak
Date : 29 มีนาคม 2556

BANGKOK, 29 March 2013 (NNT) ? The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is warning the city residents to beware of possible dengue outbreak and to exterminate all mosquito-breeding sites around them.

BMA?s Health Department Director Dr. Wantanee Wattana revealed on Thursday that there continue to be more dengue patients in Bangkok lately.

Dr. Wantanee said, during December 30, 2012 and March 23, 2013, a total of 2,622 people were diagnosed with dengue virus, with one killed by it. She stated that the latest statistics are 3 times higher than the past 5 years? average...
 
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Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5604080010001

Public Health Ministry worried about possible dengue epidemic after Songkran

Date : 8 เมษายน 2556
BANGKOK, 8 April 2013 (NNT) ? The Public Health Ministry is worried that the country may be hit by a dengue virus epidemic after the Songkran celebrations are over.

Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public Health Dr. Sopon Mekthon, as the chair of the ministry?s anti-dengue war room, said on Sunday that, during the past 2 weeks, there have been around 2,000 more dengue patients reported across the country.

He said the latest records show a slight decline from the months before, highly likely because of the summer school break.

From January to March, a total of 17,960 people were diagnosed with dengue virus while 20 were killed by it, according to the Public Health Ministry...
 
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Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5604220010002

Public Health Ministry worried over possible dengue epidemic during rainy

BANGKOK, 22 April 2013 (NNT) ? The Public Health Ministry is getting worried about a possible dengue fever epidemic during this year?s rainy season.

Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong said that, since the beginning of the year, there have been more than 20,000 dengue patients, 24 of them killed by the virus...
 
Re: Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

Source: http://phuketnews.phuketindex.com/features/phuket-reports-323-cases-of-dengue-fever-196436.html

Phuket reports 323 cases of dengue fever
Written by Matthew | April 23, 2013

Phuket reports 323 cases of dengue feverOn 22nd April 2013 at Phuket Provincial Hall, Phuket Governor ? Maitree Intusut, Phuket Chief Medical Officer ? Dr Buncha Kakong and staff of the Ministry of Public Health joined a meeting to discuss the control of dengue fever in Phuket.

Mr Maitree said that so far his year there has been 323 confirmed cases of dengue fever in Phuket, 6.4 times higher than the same time last year. Most cases have been reported in Thalang followed by Kathu and Muang...
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Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-dengue-fever-cases-on-the-rise-38888.php

Phuket dengue fever cases on the rise

PHUKET: The number of people who have died from dengue fever in Phuket this year stands at one ? a young Burmese girl ? but the number of confirmed cases on the island so far is more than double that of last year.

Naraporn Tuarob
Tuesday 23 April 2013, 03:08PM

A spokesman from Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPPHO) told The Phuket News today (April 23) there had been 122 confirmed cases of the disease reported this year between January 1 and April 18.

In the same period last year, there were 50 reported cases...
 
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Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5604290010009


Dengue fever on the rise in Thailand's upper parts
Date : 29 เมษายน 2556
B
ANGKOK, 29 April 2013 (NNT) - Authorities in the upper parts of Thailand have warned that the number of dengue fever cases is on the rise, with reports of fatalities in many provinces.

In the Northeast, at least 203 cases of dengue fever were reported in Nakhon Phanom from January to April of this year. Most cases occurred among teenagers and young adults while an 18-year-old girl in the province recently died from the fever...
 
Re: Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

33 people die of dengue fever during Jan 1 to April 30

Date : 2 พฤษภาคม 2556
BANGKOK, 2 May 2013 (NNT) ? The Disease Control Department (DDC) has reported that 33 people have died of dengue fever, while trying to raise public awareness of the disease.

The Department of Disease Control under the Public Health Ministry has hosted an event to raise awareness of dengue fever.

According to Disease Control Department Director-General Pornthep Siriwanarangsan, over 26,000 cases of dengue fever have been reported during January 1st to April 30th; 33 of the patients died.
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http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5605030010006
 
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Sharp rise in haemorrhage dengue fever


Pongphon Sarnsamak
The Nation June 8, 2013 5:27 pm
The drastic rise in haemorrhage dengue fever cases has prompted the Public Health Ministry to launch a massive nationwide campaign to cope with the situation.

There have been 44 deaths among the 39,029 patients in the past five months.

More than 23,000 schools nationwide have been instructed to eliminate mosquito-breeding sources such as water containers.

Revealing that about 50 per cent of the patients were children under-15, the Public Health Minister's permanent secretary, Dr Narong Sahamethaphat, expressed his concern over the rising number of people suffering from dengue fever and said the situation was very critical.

Only the past week, some 4,000 people had been affected, double the number in the previous two weeks.
...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Sharp-rise-in-haemorrhage-dengue-fever-30207878.html
 
Re: Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

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
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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http://karennews.org/2013/06/dengue-fever-kills-three-refugees.html/
 
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Source: http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket...ses-spark-war-footing-phuket-hospitals-18303/

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...
 
Re: Thailand: 2013 Dengue cases

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.
...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-06/21/c_132475296.htm
 
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