As annual rains arrive, Phuket health chief issues dengue warning

As annual rains arrive, Phuket health chief issues dengue warning

By The Phuket News

Teams of health officials inspected homes in Phuket Town to ensure mosquito-breeding sites were eliminated. Photo: Phuket City Municipality

PHUKET: After heavy downpours drenched the island earlier today, Phuket Provincial health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew reminded local residents to start taking precautions against being infected with dengue.

Dr Thanit explained to The Phuket News today that Phuket’s dengue situation is not severe, but urged that is no cause for people to let their guard down in protecting themselves from the Aedes species of mosquito, which carries the disease.

“This disease returns every rainy season. Right now have several people in Phuket have become ill with dengue fever. I can’t remember the number, but there are not many patients at this time. No one has severe symptoms and there have been no [recent] deaths in Phuket from dengue,” he said.

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