Thailand: Dengue 2011

[Ronan Kelly]

Public Health Ministry issues dengue fever warning
By Pongphon Sarnsamak
The Nation
Published on July 18, 2011


The Public Health Ministry is warning of a dengue fever outbreak after finding that more than 20,000 people have been hit with the disease over the six months and 13 of them have died.

Elderly people and children aged under one year old are most at risk of dengue fever infection, the ministry's permanent secretary Dr Paijit Warachit said yesterday.
"People who have a high fever, fatigue, stomach ache, vomiting and no interest in food should undergo treatment," Paijit said.

The continued seasonal rainfall this year has increased the number of mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus that causes Dengue Haemorrhagic fever.

Of particular concern are children aged less than 12 months and elderly people who suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure who may go on to develop severe symptoms after the infection.

According to the Public Health Ministry's records, between January and June this year some 23,324 people have become infected with the dengue virus. Of this number, 13 have succumbed to the disease.

The record also shows that 52 per cent of all dengue fever cases are people aged between 10 and 24 years old.

About 647 cases are children aged under 1 year old while 190 cases are people aged over 65.

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http://www.nationmultimedia.com/201...try-issues-dengue-fever-warning-30160512.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Thailand: Dengue 2011

Phuket Dengue Kills Man, But Fight is Being Won
By Chutima Sidasathian

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
PHUKET: Dengue fever has claimed its first death on Phuket in more than two years, although the total number of cases have fallen markedly.

Dengue claimed the life of a 29-year-old Thai man but case numbers slumped to 92 for the first six months of 2010 compared to 381 for the same period last year.

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The man who died on Phuket is believed to have been a second-time victim. There were more cases on Phuket in June 2010 (155 victims) than for the entire first six months of 2011.

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http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-dengue-kills-man-fight-won-14432/

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Thailand: Dengue 2011

Thailand

40,000 people reportedly sick from dengue fever

Report
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Government of Thailand

BANGKOK, 4 September 2011 (NNT)-MD Kamron Chaisiri, a Zone 14 public health inspector, warned the public of dengue fever outbreak in an interview given in Surin province in the Northeast, as almost 40,000 people across the country have already developed the symptoms.

Among 37,728 patients who have the dengue fever, 27 were dead. The Central region has been reported with the highest number of patients followed by the North, the Northeast and the South.

In Surin province, 1,921 people reportedly have contracted the disease during the first 7 months of this year, although no death has been reported. According to Dr. Kamron, Buriram has 948 patients, Chaiyaphum 499, Nakhon Ratchasima 429 and Surin 45.
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http://reliefweb.int/node/444778