Arrivals in Thailand from countries hit by Marburg virus to be screened

[snoop1130]

 

The Disease Control Department has instructed international disease control checkpoints at all ports of entry to screen all arrivals from countries currently reported to be affected by Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) as a precautionary measure.

 

Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong said today (Monday) that The World Health Organisation reported the first-ever outbreak of MVD on February 13th, in Equatorial Guinea, and that 200 people who are considered as being at high-risk have been quarantined.

 

He added that two cases, plus 42 more likely cases, have been reported in Cameroon, which borders Equatorial Guinea.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/arrivals-in-thailand-from-countries-hit-by-marburg-virus-to-be-screened/

 

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[BangkokReady]

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Around five days following the onset of symptoms, a maculopapular rash, most prominent on the truck, may occur.

Oh dear.  Keep it out of Thailand then.

[whereyougo]

37 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Oh dear.  Keep it out of Thailand then.

My dual cab in moth balls for now 

[Sharp]

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Edited February 20, 2023 by Sharp

[HuskerDo2]

The SMART thing to do would be to require a test BEFORE they entered Thailand and not after. At least the authorities are consistent in their foolish decision making. Apparently LOS stands for Land of Stupid instead of Land of Smiles.

[JustThisOnePostOnly]

Me, outside of Thailand, during Covid:  please let tourists come back in!

 

Me, now inside of Thailand,  during Marburg: please keep everybody out!

 

At least I admit my hypocrisy.

[ozimoron]

28 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said:

The SMART thing to do would be to require a test BEFORE they entered Thailand and not after. At least the authorities are consistent in their foolish decision making. Apparently LOS stands for Land of Stupid instead of Land of Smiles.

The impossible thing to do is for Thailand to arrange for every country to screen passengers ultimately destined for Thailand. Many will come via other countries. The last port of call won't work either as many will only transit through those countries. En example to illustrate my point would be Indonesia demanding that a tourist who went there for three days screen a passenger going to Thailand via Singapore. How would that work?

Edited February 20, 2023 by ozimoron

[sandyf]

8 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

The SMART thing to do would be to require a test BEFORE they entered Thailand and not after. At least the authorities are consistent in their foolish decision making. Apparently LOS stands for Land of Stupid instead of Land of Smiles.

In the Land of Stupid live people that think Disease Control checkpoints are after entry to the country.

Just because some people think they have a god given right to tell other nations how to behave, it is not in fact a reality.

[peter zwart]

Yep and again we will all die. ????

[Tropposurfer]

A charming disease indeed;

 

Oh dear the sky truly seems to be falling ...

 

... Note to self!

 

Don't frequent wet markets - anywhere.

 

Don't eat bats or monkeys. Keep clear of monkeys - they bite quite readily.

 

Don't go and play in areas full of bat guano. 

 

https://www.who.int/health-topics/marburg-virus-disease#tab=tab_1

[KhunLA]

Note note to self:  do not eat African fruit bat soup or have sex with African green monkeys.

[NoshowJones]

14 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

The SMART thing to do would be to require a test BEFORE they entered Thailand and not after. At least the authorities are consistent in their foolish decision making. Apparently LOS stands for Land of Stupid instead of Land of Smiles.

Is having a test after they enter not a money spinner for the medical profession which also finds it's way to the soldiers government?

[ozimoron]

36 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

Is having a test after they enter not a money spinner for the medical profession which also finds it's way to the soldiers government?

Are you suggesting they don't test for a dangerous virus?

[Crossy]

An off-topic trolling post along with replies has gone walkabout.

 

[Emdog]

Suggest reading "The Hot Zone" or watching the good adaptation in film. Give some grade A "OMG!"s for sure

[alyx]

Meanwhile, at the same time,

is writing

 

"Severe diseases, such as Ebola, Marburg and Lassa fever have a slim chance of spreading globally."

and  "On the contrary, diseases which are less severe, such as influenza, can spread across the world."

 

So let's screen everybody from every country for anything/everything and let's quarantines flues/influenza

 

Let's keep the 8 Billions people safe

 

Life has its ways and humans are wrong to thing that they won a battle against a disease....they might just only have sped up the process of its disappearance

 

[NoshowJones]

38 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Are you suggesting they don't test for a dangerous virus?

No, I'm suggesting that they don't do what they did before by forcing people into hospitals and vastly overcharging them just because they sat near an infected person on the plane.

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, alyx said:

Meanwhile, at the same time,

 

"Severe diseases, such as Ebola, Marburg and Lassa fever have a slim chance of spreading globally."

and  "On the contrary, diseases which are less severe, such as influenza, can spread across the world."

 

So let's screen everybody from every country for anything/everything and let's quarantines flues/influenza

 

Let's keep the 8 Billions people safe

 

Life has its ways and humans are wrong to thing that they won a battle against a disease....they might just only have sped up the process of its disappearance

 

Ebola and Marburg have a very high fatality rate and the reason they have a slim chance of spreading globally is that the medical community are right on them. They are also less contagious than the flue albeit much more deadly.

 

1 minute ago, NoshowJones said:

No, I'm suggesting that they don't do what they did before by forcing people into hospitals and vastly overcharging them just because they sat near an infected person on the plane.

I would sincerely hope that anyone who tests for Marburg or Ebola is immediately quarantined and also anyone who came into contact with them. Of course it goes without saying that they would be.