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Pregnant women warned of chikungunya
The Public Health Ministry has warned pregnant women of the dangers of chikungunya disease following the discovery that two unborn babies in Trang province had been infected after their mothers were bitten by mosquitoes.
Department of Disease Control's director-general, Dr Somchai Chakrabhand said the two babies are safe now - but pregnant women should use repellent and take greater precautions against chikungunya, which is carried by the garden striped (Aedes aegypti ) mosquito.
He said the disease transmission rate from pregnant mothers to their unborn children was 50 percent.
The Nation
Pregnant women warned of chikungunya
The Public Health Ministry has warned pregnant women of the dangers of chikungunya disease following the discovery that two unborn babies in Trang province had been infected after their mothers were bitten by mosquitoes.
Department of Disease Control's director-general, Dr Somchai Chakrabhand said the two babies are safe now - but pregnant women should use repellent and take greater precautions against chikungunya, which is carried by the garden striped (Aedes aegypti ) mosquito.
He said the disease transmission rate from pregnant mothers to their unborn children was 50 percent.
The Nation