Nakhonratchasima municipality is spraying insecticide in many areas after an increase in number of DHF patients

The Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality is spraying insecticide in many areas of the city after finding a significant increase in the number of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) patients.

Mrs. Nissapha Kaewplee (นิสภา แก้วปลี), who heads the communicable disease prevention and control working group under the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality, revealed that from January until the end of July, 50 DHF patients have been found. Most of them aged between 10-20 years. The number of patients has significantly increased from the 30 patients found during the same period last year. She said the people are not seeing the importance of terminating mosquito larvae despite continued encouragements from the state agencies.

Mrs. Nissapha said when a DHF patient is found, officials would move in to spray chemicals in a 50-meter radius to kill off the mosquitoes, while Abate (temephos) sand granules would be given to all households. About 2,000 kilograms of Abate sand are handed out each year, valued at 6 million baht.

The 1,500 community public health volunteers in the municipality are also used to publicize dengue hemorrhagic fever control and to survey mosquito spawning sites in their own communities.

People are asked to check around their homes for tires or items that may hold water and proceed to flip them over so mosquitoes would not be able to lay eggs.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 August 2006

Informative and helpful post Jai Dee, but I cannot help wondering whether those with a vested interest in making money from selling chemicals to limit the mosquito threat really want to see an erradication campaign.

Thats what is needed on a world scale and only the UN supported by the world can achieve it.

Given the will, anything can be achieved.

In the meantime households have to spend on spray can's and all the other paraphenalia to limit the problem in their own little world.

At least someone in Korat is doing something. Lets see how successful they are with the help from all sections of the community.

Where and to whom does one report a problem?

Interesting they don't distribute those BT donuts--it is a donut shaped piece of foam that one leaves in standing water (ie open water tanks, ponds etc) and it continuously emits Bt --which kills off the mosquito larvae without having to spray nasty and expensive chemicals over and over again

Abate (temephos) sand granules would be given to all households. About 2,000 kilograms of Abate sand are handed out each year, valued at 6 million baht.

This stuff is usually avalible free from your local clinic/health center, well it is here anyway

Abate (temephos) sand granules would be given to all households. About 2,000 kilograms of Abate sand are handed out each year, valued at 6 million baht.

This stuff is usually avalible free from your local clinic/health center, well it is here anyway

Nakhonratchasima municipality is spraying insecticide in many areas after an increase in number of DHF patients

The Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality is spraying insecticide in many areas of the city after finding a significant increase in the number of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) patients.

Mrs. Nissapha Kaewplee (นิสภา แก้วปลี), who heads the communicable disease prevention and control working group under the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality, revealed that from January until the end of July, 50 DHF patients have been found. Most of them aged between 10-20 years. The number of patients has significantly increased from the 30 patients found during the same period last year. She said the people are not seeing the importance of terminating mosquito larvae despite continued encouragements from the state agencies.

Mrs. Nissapha said when a DHF patient is found, officials would move in to spray chemicals in a 50-meter radius to kill off the mosquitoes, while Abate (temephos) sand granules would be given to all households. About 2,000 kilograms of Abate sand are handed out each year, valued at 6 million baht.

The 1,500 community public health volunteers in the municipality are also used to publicize dengue hemorrhagic fever control and to survey mosquito spawning sites in their own communities.

People are asked to check around their homes for tires or items that may hold water and proceed to flip them over so mosquitoes would not be able to lay eggs.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 August 2006

Surprised to read that all 50 cases were diagnosed as having the dengue hemorrhagic fever syndrome - no dengue fever (Den-2) - no Dengue Shock Syndrome DSS - Strange ?