Each year there is a dengue fever outbreak in Phuket as dengue is endemic to Phuket. Now its being joined by dengue’s baby brother Chikungunya. In Rawai/Nai Harn there have been April public protests over government inaction about this scourge that has affected many schoolchildren at the Wat Sawang Aroom school (Mostly due to a work camp behind the school that seems to have escaped the eyes of local officials). Singapore has registered over 3000 dengue cases (a record) this year and has an awareness program that puts Phuket in the 3rd division. Phuket is so ill prepared to deal with this problem that the nearest repair shop for mosquito foggers is in Samut Prakan! There used to be a shop in Chalong (They also do garden equipment like lawn mowers) – However they are no longer doing this business. Awareness without fogging is pretty useless. Please investigate!
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Dengue Fever Outbreak
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Each year there is a dengue fever outbreak in Phuket as dengue is endemic to Phuket. Now its being joined by dengue’s baby brother Chikungunya. In Rawai/Nai Harn there have been April public protests over government inaction about this scourge that has affected many schoolchildren at the Wat Sawang Aroom school (Mostly due to a work camp behind the school that seems to have escaped the eyes of local officials). Singapore has registered over 3000 dengue cases (a record) this year and has an awareness program that puts Phuket in the 3rd division. Phuket is so ill prepared to deal with this problem that the nearest repair shop for mosquito foggers is in Samut Prakan! There used to be a shop in Chalong (They also do garden equipment like lawn mowers) – However they are no longer doing this business. Awareness without fogging is pretty useless. Please investigate!