Dengue fever spike in Northeast continues to worsen

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Dengue fever spike in Northeast continues to worsen

By Prasit Tangprasert
The Nation

 

An “Aor Sor Mor” village health volunteer in May fumes a still-water source at a community in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Phimai district as part of efforts to destroy mosquito larvae breeding grounds to prevent dengue fever.

 

The spike in dengue fever cases in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima has continued to worsen, with 4,080 patients and two deaths as of July 18, making it the country’s fifth worst-hit province, Nakhon Ratchasima health office head Dr Narinrat Pitchayakamin said on Friday.

 

Meanwhile, the Department of Disease Control on Friday reported on its website (ddc.moph.go.th) that as of July 31, there had been 59,167 dengue fever patients nationwide this year – 67 of whom died. That represents a prevalence rate of 89.57 per 100,000 population, 1.6 times more than the same period of last year. The Northeast had the most patients at 118.89 per 100,000 population followed by the South (90.22), Central Thailand (72.18) and the North (68.43), the department said.

 

The Northeast has experienced 26,117 dengue fever patients (with 30 deaths) this year, Central Thailand 16,098 cases (with 21 deaths), the South 8,454 cases (with 12 deaths) and the North 8,498 cases (with four deaths), according to the Department of Disease Control.

 

Citing the Health Region 9 Office's July 18 report, Narinrat said the top 10 worst-affected provinces for dengue fever this year were Ubon Ratchathani, Trat, Bung Kan, Chanthaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Yala, Loei, Rayong, Sa Kaew and Roi Et. The Health Region 9 Office’s jurisdiction covers the four lower northeastern provinces of Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buri Ram and Surin, which had a dengue fever prevalence rate per 100,000 population of 137.29, 106.34, 92.46, and 82.21 respectively, he said.

 

Narinrat said that Nakhon Ratchasima had reported 4,080 dengue fever patients (2,098 males and 1,982 females) with two deaths from January 1-July 18, and that 1,114 of those patients were children aged 10-14 and 885 were children aged 5-9.

 

During that period, the top 10 districts with the most patients were Soeng Sang, Sung Noen, Chok Chai, Sida, Kham Thale Sor, Sikhiu, Noen Daeng, Nong Bunnak, Phimai and Lam Thamainchai. During June 18-July 18, a total of 25 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima also experienced dengue fever cases in 25 per cent of their tambon, he said, noting that the provincial health office had thus joined with communities and schools in a campaign to periodically destroy mosquito larvae breeding grounds.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30374117

 

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[4MyEgo]

This is of concern with 4 kids here, fortunately I have screens all around and have taught the kids how to open and close them quickly, but when we have a visitor or two, they walk in and leave the screen door open, time to invest in a dog that bites ????

 

[tracker1]

51 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

This is of concern with 4 kids here, fortunately I have screens all around and have taught the kids how to open and close them quickly, but when we have a visitor or two, they walk in and leave the screen door open, time to invest in a dog that bites ????

 

Be careful of rabies then !

[tracker1]

Certainly bit of a worry as the buggers seem to enjoy feasting on farangs in preference to Thais

[4MyEgo]

Just now, tracker1 said:

Be careful of rabies then !

Yeh, the dogs don't come near the kids, gate, and then there are the snakes, the cars, bikes, etc etc

[Khun Paul]

If one took the time to read up on the Aedes Mosquito as opposed to the Normal Mosquito, you will find in many cases Fogging will not clear it out as the Aedes has learnt to like Human Habitat and its eggs can lie undisturbed for up to a year until getting wet. 

 

Maybe if the Thai authorities educated the people about the  Aedes, where it  likes to live and how it lives, then the problems would ease. But that is LOGICAL. 

[joeyg]

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