Diarrhoea Outbreak Spreads Across Phuket

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PHUKET Governor Narong Woonciew issued a health alert that a diarrhoea outbreak has spread across the island with the suspected cause being contaminated drinking water and ice, TV Channel 7 said.

 

Accompanied by Dr. Kusak Kukiatkul, the provincial public health doctor, and other officials Narong said Phuket has a history of being hit by diarrhoea outbreak with the start of the rainy season increasing the risk.

Diarrhoeal disease can be caused by either bacteria or virus, such as norovirus or rotavirus.

 

The outbreak first emerged towards the end of May at a school where around 50 to 60 students fell sick. However health inspectors did not find any contaminated food or water served at the canteen.

 

by TNR Staff 

 

Top photo: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew and senior officials issuing diarrhoea alert today, June 8, 2023. Photo: TV Channel 7

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/06/08/diarrhoea-outbreak-spreads-across-phuket/

 

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[stevenl]

It hit my son, nobody else in the family so far 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The outbreak first emerged towards the end of May at a school where around 50 to 60 students fell sick. However health inspectors did not find any contaminated food or water served at the canteen.

So keep investigating, it's obviously something connected to the school.

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET Governor Narong Woonciew issued a health alert that a diarrhoea outbreak has spread across the island

Must be an outbreak of waffling politicians in the area

[flyingtlger]

Those open sewer systems don't help........

 

[ChrisY1]

Quite normal for Phuket….the place gives many people the s***s!

[ChrisY1]

17 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

Those open sewer systems don't help........

 

Are there closed systems?

[worgeordie]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

However health inspectors did not find any contaminated food or water served at the canteen.

I think they should have looked harder , it's a good chance it was caused by the water or food,

for so many to be to be ill ....at same time

 

regards worgeordie

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

a diarrhoea outbreak has spread across the island

sounds like wearing a face mask over there will become obligatory soon ...

[Eleftheros]

I remember the Great Tourist Diarrhoea Outbreak in Saigon/HCMC, when the locals first realized that tourists would pay real money for water in bottles .....

[Pink Mist]

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Diarrhoea outbreak spreading in Phuket, but under control

 

 

Diarrhoea is spreading in Phuket, with an average of about 150 cases being treated at state and private hospitals per day and the outbreak is expected to persist for 1-2 months, according to Dr. Kusak Kukiattikoon, the provincial health chief.

 

He said that the condition is spreading in all age groups, but mostly among students. Patients are complaining of abdominal pain, watery stools and vomiting, with some also having a fever.

 

Dr. Kusak suspects that the patients have consumed unhygienic food, drinking water or ice contaminated with the Noro or Rota virus or E.coli bacteria.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/diarrhoea-outbreak-spreading-in-phuket-but-under-control/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-06-09

 

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