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AP 20/01/03: Thailand braces for dengue fever outbreak
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP): Thailand faces a possible outbreak of the
sometimes-fatal dengue fever, the Public Health Ministry has warned.
The ministry recorded an unusually high number of cases during the
winter -- generally considered a low-risk period for the disease --
and said people were becoming lax in taking preventative measures
against mosquitoes, which spread dengue fever.
"Prevention would be an approach for this year as there is a sign
that dengue fever will spread faster than ever,'' Public Health
Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan said in a statement received Monday.
The statement said 6,654 dengue fever cases were recorded in
November -- twice the number from the same period in 1998, when the
disease made a major comeback in Thailand.
November is in the dry season and considered a low-risk month for
the spread of the dengue virus. With the rainy season approaching,
the situation can only get worse, the ministry statement said.
Open water containers and trash dumps where water collects provide
an ideal breeding ground for the mosquitos that carry the dengue
virus.
At least 171 people died out of 105,842 who contracted the flu-like
fever last year, the statement said.
Sudarat said provincial officials nationwide have been told to carry
out weekly programs to eliminate mosquito larvae. Doctors will also
receive training to diagnose the disease, and will be informed that
the virus is now striking more adults. It affected mainly children
in the past.
Siriphen Kalayanaruj, head of the Dengue Fever Center, said the
disease has become common in all age groups.
"In Bangkok alone, 47 percent of the patients are adults. The
problem is doctors hardly think of dengue fever when diagnosing an
adult because it's mostly found in children,'' Siriphen said.
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Thursday, February 20, 2003
Health Chief issues dengue fever warning
PHUKET TOWN: The rising number of people contracting dengue fever has
prompted Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Wanchai
Sattayawutthipong to issue a public health warning and to implement a
mosquito culling program.
Speaking at a press conference at Phuket Provincial Hall on Tuesday,
Dr Wanchai said, "About 10 people in Phuket had dengue fever in
February last year, but almost 30 people have contracted it [here] in
February this year."
Dr Wanchai pointed out that all the reported cases of dengue fever
this year have been Thais and that last year less than 5% of all
reported cases were foreigners.
However, the Phuket Gazette has learned of one case this year
involving a foreigner. An Australian man who stayed for five weeks in
Patong was diagnosed with dengue fever after his return home at the
end of January, says his wife.
To prevent an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, volunteers and
public health officers from the Infectious Diseases Transmitted by
Insects Center in Phang Nga are inspecting households for uncovered,
stagnant water, where mosquitoes lay eggs.
Depending on what the officers discover, they will mark the house with
a red, green or yellow sticker. Red indicates mosquito larvae has been
found, yellow indicates uncovered water without mosquito larvae, and
green indicates no uncovered water and no mosquito larvae found.
If mosquito larvae is discovered, a team of PPHO officers will spray
the site with chemicals, and will return seven days later to spray a
second time, to kill off any surviving larvae.
The project began yesterday and will continue until March 7. Today,
households in Kamala were inspected and sprayed. Other areas marked
for inspection are Koh Kaew, Rassada, Wichit, Chalong, Karon, Rawai,
Srisoontorn, Cherng Talay, Pa Khlok, Patong and Kathu.
Dr Wanchai urged people to keep the areas around their houses clean
and to change water in open containers every week.

 AP 20/01/03: Thailand braces for dengue fever outbreak
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certo! ma noi prima si va in Tonga!
;o))) Bianca

 ;o))) Bianca
ROTFL !!!
Io sto programmando tutte e due... tanto per alleggerire lo stress da
volo... magari passando anche per l'Australia, per vedere se si trova
lavoro...
;-)))
'notte
nb
P.S. ehm... non ho trovato il garofano rosso e poi...  sorry, mi hanno
spostato l'appuntamento di lavoro e sarň a Milano solo giovedě...
:(((
P.P.S. va a finire che scopri che la b di nb sta per bidone...

 P.P.S. va a finire che scopri che la b di nb sta per bidone...
no, sta per biancabella!
whoops, meno male che non c'ero! l'ho visto solo ora. Oggi mi é crollato
l'ufficio addosso e sono uscita che erano quasi le 10 (p.m.) scusa!!!!!
baciotti
bianca / la forza del destino!