Department of Disease Control warns people in South about chikungunya fever

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Department of Disease Control warns people in South about chikungunya fever

Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

 

BANGKOK, 17th November 2018 (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control is warning people in the South about chikungunya fever after noting that recent rain has caused floods in many areas. 

Dr Assadang Ruayajin, the deputy director of the Department of Disease Control, said that the continuous heavy rain in the South has flooded roads and filled gullies. This excess of water can lead to the breeding of aedes. Therefore, the people are at risk of developing chikungunya fever. 

From 1st January to 10th November, 642 cases of chikungunya fever were found, 638 of them were in the South. The provinces with the highest numbers are Narathiwat, Satun, Songkhla, Trang and Phuket. 

Therefore, the public should constantly be aware of this disease by keeping their houses clean, getting rid of garbage and covering pools of water at their houses to prevent the occurance of dengue, Zika virus disease and chikungunya fever. 

Anyone who has any questions about chikungunya fever can ask them via the Department of Disease Control’s hotline : 1422.

 

 

-- nnt 2018-11-18