Bangkok To Use GIS In Help Combat Dengue Fever

[george]

Bangkok to use GIS in help combat dengue fever

BANGKOK: -- To better combat dengue fever, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will use the geographic information system (GIS) to ease the epidemic, according to Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin.

GIS is a computer system capable of integrating, storing, editing, analysing, sharing and displaying geographically-referenced information.

Mr. Apirak said GIS would be used to pinpoint the critical epidemic areas where urgently needed to be handled.

With the GIS, he said, the BMA expected to effectively fight the dengue to cut the numbers of dengue patients.

The governor said this period of the year was critical as the city has been experiencing a longer rainy season as temperatures are changing due to the greenhouse climate change impact.

The two factors help the spread of the mosquito which were the carrier of the dengue, he said.

The governor said he had ordered the authorities in every district to actively educate the public on how to prevent the spread and contracting of dengue fever.

Since January 1 this year, there were 3,089 identified dengue patients in Bangkok, but only four fatalities, the fourth victim being a patient from Dindaeng district in July.

--TNA 2007-08-29

[Jai Dee]

Bangkok Governor says global warming will lead to severity of dengue fever

Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin (อภิรักษ์ โกษะโยธิน) reports that dengue fever is infectious during the rainy season while global warming would lead to the severity of the virus.

The governor has therefore instructed the Health Department and all districts under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to educate communities on how to destroy breeding sources of dengue mosquitoes. This year, dengue fever patients have been most found in the districts of Bang Sue (บางซื่อ), Chatuchak (จตุจักร), Bang Kholaem (บางคอแหลม), Phasi Charoen (ภาษีเจริญ), and Bang Khun Thien (บางขุนเทียน).

Mr Apirak reveals that BMA plans to deploy the Geographic Information System (GIS) to identify locations where dengue fever is spreading in order to reduce the number of dengue fever patients in Bangkok. Since the beginning of this year, there have been 3,089 dengue fever patients in the capital. Latest report shows that one of them was dead in July. This person is the fourth dengue fever patient dying in this year.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 29 August 2007

[Scott]

You got to love those special gimmicky computer systems they are going to use. How about draining the stagnant water?

[chiang mai]

"The governor said this period of the year was critical as the city has been experiencing a longer rainy season as temperatures are changing due to the greenhouse climate change impact".

Didn't some Thai official argue recently that Thailand was immune to the effects of global warming, in which case, how can this be?

[Carmine6]

"The governor said this period of the year was critical as the city has been experiencing a longer rainy season as temperatures are changing due to the greenhouse climate change impact".

Didn't some Thai official argue recently that Thailand was immune to the effects of global warming, in which case, how can this be?

Are you thinking of the thread on sea level?

[chiang mai]

"The governor said this period of the year was critical as the city has been experiencing a longer rainy season as temperatures are changing due to the greenhouse climate change impact".

Didn't some Thai official argue recently that Thailand was immune to the effects of global warming, in which case, how can this be?

Are you thinking of the thread on sea level?

Yes probably. So Thailand is immune from all global warming effects below sea level but not from the effects above sea level, I get it now, silly me.

[wileycoyote]

Personally,I don't care what they use as long as the Thai government reduce the incidence of dengue fever

Wiley Coyote