Chiang Mai faces dengue fever crisis

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Chiang Mai faces dengue fever crisis

CHIANG MAI (NNT) - The outbreak of dengue fever is raising concerns among health experts in Chiang Mai, given nearly 6,000 people have been afflicted by the disease in the province since the beginning of this year.

The Chiang Mai provincial health unit said a total of 5,977 cases of dengue fever have been reported in the area, with five fatalities so far. The number of dengue patients is on the rise at an alarming rate, from 140 in January to 3,059 in June.

In June of last year, only 170 people were infected by the virus.

A total of 11 districts in Chiang Mai are on high alert for the mosquito-borne disease which include Mueang, Mae Rim, Fang and San Pa Tong districts.

There have been over 50,000 cases of dengue fever reported nationwide. The Public Health Ministry has urged all related agencies to step up prevention measures, including cleaning all water containers and sewer drains, using mosquito-killer sprays, and eliminating all mosquito breeding grounds.


-- NNT 2013-07-23

[Xonax]

The mossies must like the plenty of smoke up there!

[masuk]

The skies are as clear as you could hope for. Too wet for smoke.

[CIHUAHUA]

Spray, spray, and spray.

[alant]

there seems to be many more mozzies this year once the rains came, maybe a cycle I don't know

[belg]

and i toughtt the yearly buring of forest for 2 months up there would have fumigated every last mozzie out

[thhMan]

Time to buy shares in mosquito killing chemicals... then shares in medicine to combat illnesses caused by these chemicals...

[Suffinator]

A truly horrible disease.

Check out this article - it provides the news on this issue plus give a brilliant video on Dengue Fever. There's also a couple of graphics that show symptoms.

Thailand: Chiang Mai Facing Dengue Fever Crisis

[lee b]

I know that the human population has to be kept down, but there are some terrible ways for people to die!

[dslocum]

FYI - I saw this over the weekend for IndieGoGo (crowd funding site) and invested $35 US. Sounds like it will be a great Worldwide aid in combating mosquitoes.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kite-patch

[scotbeve]

The mossies must like the plenty of smoke up there!

Raining buckets up here.... Mozzies usually like warm, wet, dark places...... To all traveling up this way and those who live here, use plenty of natural insect repellant such as citronella, limes, oranges, etc. Try to avoid Deet products and the poisonous mosquito coils.

[scotbeve]

The mossies must like the plenty of smoke up there!

Raining buckets up here.... Mozzies usually like warm, wet, dark places...... To all traveling up this way and those who live here, use plenty of natural insect repellant such as citronella, limes, oranges, etc. Try to avoid Deet products and the poisonous mosquito coils.

[scotbeve]

The mossies must like the plenty of smoke up there!

Raining buckets up here.... Mozzies usually like warm, wet, dark places...... To all traveling up this way and those who live here, use plenty of natural insect repellant such as citronella, limes, oranges, etc. Try to avoid Deet products and the poisonous mosquito coils.

[scotbeve]

Sorry for the multi-reply there.... network is effed-up methinks!

[scotbeve]

FYI - I saw this over the weekend for IndieGoGo (crowd funding site) and invested $35 US. Sounds like it will be a great Worldwide aid in combating mosquitoes.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kite-patch

dslocum,

Thanks for sharing that link!

Very interesting video clip here. Amazing patch does not need to touch the skin and they say it's non-toxic. I wish these folks all the best! They have raised a large amount of donated money and should be in production mode now.