Thai PM orders strict surveillance on H3N8 bird flu to prevent disease import to Thailand

[webfact]

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By Nop Meechukhun

 

Bangkok – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha today, May 1st, ordered the relevant authorities to prevent H3N8 bird flu import to Thailand after the first human case was discovered in China last week.

 

Government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana told the Associated Press that the Prime Minister closely monitored the situation of the H3N8 bird flu in China and ordered the relevant agencies to prepare and prevent avian influenza into Thailand.

 

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Initially, the National Health Commission Office assessed that the virus’ capability of infecting humans is at a low level and the risk of the epidemic remains in a narrow range.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/01/thai-pm-orders-strict-surveillance-on-h3n8-bird-flu-to-prevent-disease-import-to-thailand/

 

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[mahtin]

Fearless leader ain't gonna chicken out then.

[RafPinto]

Another China present.

There must be more than we know.
China in lockdown for a few Covid cases 555

[ThailandRyan]

China has had a human case already, it is not just relegated to birds.

https://nypost.com/2022/04/27/china-reports-first-human-case-of-h3n8-bird-flu/

[Jerno]

Pray-hoot should assign a soldier to monitor each chicken in the country.  Better use those new Humvees and planes and subs and other useless military hardware where he spent billions. Chickens at least have value to the general population.  555  

[Megasin1]

The solution has arrived, chicken is now almost the same price as beef per kilo. We will all be eating steak ????

[vandeventer]

Just when you thought if was safe to come out of the water.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana told the Associated Press that the Prime Minister closely monitored the situation of the H3N8 bird flu in China and ordered the relevant agencies to prepare and prevent avian influenza into Thailand.

Like they did with Swine flu in pigs?

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Megasin1 said:

The solution has arrived, chicken is now almost the same price as beef per kilo. We will all be eating steak ????

The steak where I live looks & tastes like road kill.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana told the Associated Press that the Prime Minister closely monitored the situation of the H3N8 bird flu in China and ordered the relevant agencies to prepare and prevent avian influenza into Thailand.

 

[hughrection]

If this guy turns up to immigration with all the necessary paperwork for the new entry rules, he still isn't going to get in. ????

 

[hughrection]

3 hours ago, Jerno said:

Pray-hoot should assign a soldier to monitor each chicken in the country.  Better use those new Humvees and planes and subs and other useless military hardware where he spent billions. Chickens at least have value to the general population.  555  

No need - there is always the Samart Car that immigration have. ????

[ukrules]

6 hours ago, RafPinto said:

There must be more than we know.

Far more and a rich history stretching back centuries.

[Road Warrior]

be a change to talk about bird flu and NOT COVID 19 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[law ling]

What exactly is strict surveillance

 

- quaratine for anyone who has recently been in China?

 

- closure of all parks where migrating birds are known to flock?

 

... it seems as if nothing has been learned. It looks like everything here is just "wait and see" (nothing pro-active) ... and if it's a disaster, then, oh well, "here we go again."

 

Come on Thailand! Put your thinking hats on! Remember, the last disaster started like this:

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, law ling said:

What exactly is strict surveillance

 

- quaratine for anyone who has recently been in China?

 

- closure of all parks where migrating birds are known to flock?

 

... it seems as if nothing has been learned. It looks like everything here is just "wait and see" (nothing pro-active) ... and if it's a disaster, then, oh well, "here we go again."

 

Come on Thailand! Put your thinking hats on! Remember, the last disaster started like this:

Yup H3N8 2022 coming to a human and a Rooster near you...