Thai Health Min urges public to destroy mosquito breeding grounds to prevent dengue fever

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Min of Public Health urges public to destroy mosquito breeding grounds to prevent dengue fever

BANGKOK, 15 June 2015 (NNT)-The Ministry of Public Health is urging families to destroy mosquito breeding grounds every 7 days in an attempt to keep dengue fever at bay during the rainy season.

The Public Health Minister, Dr. Ratchata Ratchatanawin, said the ASEAN community has announced June 15th each year as 'ASEAN Dengue Day' in order to raise awareness about the seriousness of the disease. More than 200,000 people in ASEAN reportedly come down with the fever each year.

According to the Department of Disease Control, 17,000 people in Thailand have contracted the disease from January until June 9th this year. 11 people have succumbed to the fever. The Public Health Minister claimed the number of patients could rise to as many as 70,000 people in Thailand if there were no public involvement in preventing the disease.

People have been urged to destroy mosquito larvae every 7 days and keep themselves healthy during the rainy season. Regional public health offices have also been instructed to educate and inform people of the cause of dengue fever, and what they can do to protect themselves.

The Ministry will dispatch a mobile unit to an infected area within 24 hours of the report, to assist those infected and make sure the potential breeding grounds for the insects are destroyed. Dengue fever symptoms include high fever, headache, eye sore, muscle pains, nausea and red rashes.


-- NNT 2015-06-15

[thesetat2013]

Is his another Bangkok report? Nobody where I live outside of Bkk would ever be think to take action against mosquitos breeding or killing the larvae. I'm fact I was just told yesterday I could not screen my porch to protect my kids from mosquitoes because it makes the house look like its closed to visitors? Almost every home has pots of standing water outside. One would think they actually are trying to give mosquitoes a home here.

Nobody ever brought this type of education here.

[zyphodb]

No One's going to spray the rice paddies so we can all forget about any of this outside of the cities & large towns,

Just take what personal precautions you can, nets, screens, dressing up at the right times of day etc. & just hope you don't get one of the several varieties of it while being thankful that we don't really get much Malaria here....

[laurenrebecca]

Just got out of the hospital with my second case of Dengue in 3 years...spraying the school and neighborhood where I live a few days ago....at least the govt is trying to be proactive around here....

[manhood]

Millions of place here in Thailand for breeding mosquitos......How you want that some households kills the insects

Thats government work . Look at Singapore!!!!!!!!

Oh sorry Thais not look outside of their country as they might learn something!!!!!!!!!

[h90]

Is his another Bangkok report? Nobody where I live outside of Bkk would ever be think to take action against mosquitos breeding or killing the larvae. I'm fact I was just told yesterday I could not screen my porch to protect my kids from mosquitoes because it makes the house look like its closed to visitors? Almost every home has pots of standing water outside. One would think they actually are trying to give mosquitoes a home here.

Nobody ever brought this type of education here.

Where is that? My wife insists on the nets on doors and windows. Calling the neighbor loud "A-sokaprok" for having things not cleaned up. Others burn every day some of the coconut wood (or the shells) to rebel the mosquitoes. Not that they do anything consequent, planned or efficient but they do something and they are aware of dengue fever and try to fight it.

Location: South

[thesetat2013]

Is his another Bangkok report? Nobody where I live outside of Bkk would ever be think to take action against mosquitos breeding or killing the larvae. I'm fact I was just told yesterday I could not screen my porch to protect my kids from mosquitoes because it makes the house look like its closed to visitors? Almost every home has pots of standing water outside. One would think they actually are trying to give mosquitoes a home here.

Nobody ever brought this type of education here.

Where is that? My wife insists on the nets on doors and windows. Calling the neighbor loud "A-sokaprok" for having things not cleaned up. Others burn every day some of the coconut wood (or the shells) to rebel the mosquitoes. Not that they do anything consequent, planned or efficient but they do something and they are aware of dengue fever and try to fight it.

Location: South

Hehee kudos to your wife. However burning the wood is not helping when they have pots of water sitting next to their houses full of plants. My wife claims her family is aware of the dangers and so do their neighbors. They simply don't care. Mai pan rai

[willyumiii]

Destroy the breeding areas?

Bye bye rice farms!

Good luck with that!