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Thailand’s Health Authorities Caution Over Measles Outbreak
CTN News
Last updated: January 6, 2026 3:34 am
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CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s health authorities have issued a renewed warning for travelers and residents amid ongoing measles outbreaks across the country, urging immediate vaccination to curb the highly contagious virus as cases continue to rise into 2026.
Dr Montien Kanasawat, Director-General of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control, shared an update on the measles situation in Thailand. He said that from January to November 2025, confirmed cases have tended to be lower than in 2024.
Data from the Bureau of Epidemiology, based on surveillance of fever-and-rash cases and suspected measles or rubella using the “Elimination and Eradication” reporting programme, shows that between 1 January and 30 November 2025, there were 2,126 reports of fever with rash or suspected measles or rubella.
Of these, 486 were laboratory-confirmed measles cases, and 79 cases were linked through epidemiological investigation. This equals an incidence rate of 0.86 per 100,000 population. No deaths were reported.
For 2025, the overall trend points to fewer measles cases. Most cases (63 percent) were found across several provinces outside the four southern border provinces, which were the main outbreak area in 2024.
There were also reports in provinces that had not recorded cases in 2024, including Krabi, Chaiyaphum, Chiang Rai, Trat, Tak, Bueng Kan, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phang Nga, Phetchaburi, Maha Sarakham, Yasothon, Si Sa Ket, Sa Kaeo, Surin, Nong Bua Lamphu, and Ang Thong....
Thailand’s Health Authorities Caution Over Measles Outbreak
CTN News
Last updated: January 6, 2026 3:34 am
10 minutes ago
CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s health authorities have issued a renewed warning for travelers and residents amid ongoing measles outbreaks across the country, urging immediate vaccination to curb the highly contagious virus as cases continue to rise into 2026.
Dr Montien Kanasawat, Director-General of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control, shared an update on the measles situation in Thailand. He said that from January to November 2025, confirmed cases have tended to be lower than in 2024.
Data from the Bureau of Epidemiology, based on surveillance of fever-and-rash cases and suspected measles or rubella using the “Elimination and Eradication” reporting programme, shows that between 1 January and 30 November 2025, there were 2,126 reports of fever with rash or suspected measles or rubella.
Of these, 486 were laboratory-confirmed measles cases, and 79 cases were linked through epidemiological investigation. This equals an incidence rate of 0.86 per 100,000 population. No deaths were reported.
For 2025, the overall trend points to fewer measles cases. Most cases (63 percent) were found across several provinces outside the four southern border provinces, which were the main outbreak area in 2024.
There were also reports in provinces that had not recorded cases in 2024, including Krabi, Chaiyaphum, Chiang Rai, Trat, Tak, Bueng Kan, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phang Nga, Phetchaburi, Maha Sarakham, Yasothon, Si Sa Ket, Sa Kaeo, Surin, Nong Bua Lamphu, and Ang Thong....