Door-to-door campaign launched in Bangkok to tackle dengue fever outbreak

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Door-to-door campaign launched in Bangkok to tackle dengue fever outbreak



BANGKOK, 23 November 2015 (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control has launched a door-to-door campaign to curb the dengue fever outbreak in Bangkok.

Department Director-General Amnuay Gajeema, along with Kannayao District Director Udomporn Pattanakowit and several Thai celebrities have visited homes on Ramintra 69 to raise awareness regarding disease prevention.

Kannayao district reportedly has the lowest dengue fever infection rate in Bangkok. It was reported that for every 100,000 people in the capital city, 130 people have the disease. However, only 22 people in Kannayao have been infected in the past four months.

Dr. Amnuay has advised people to destroy mosquito breeding grounds around their house. All containers must be sealed off to prevent the insects from laying eggs, which prefer standing water.

Individuals that are exhibiting dengue symptoms, such as high fever, muscle pain and loss of appetite, should be taken to the hospital immediately. People can also contact the Department of Disease Control for advice on the disease.


-- NNT 2015-11-23

[thesetat2013]

Their idea is OK but the local health agency came to my house. They told my mother in law that they needed to check the blood of people here to make a report about dengue fever infected people in my area. So, rather than asking for blood tests on individuals who showed signs of sickness or fever they gathered blood samples from everyone healthy. I didn't learn this until after my mother in-law had grabbed my babies and graciously let them poke her. It wasn't until I drove to their office to complain that I found out the details and when asked why they aren't getting samples from those people who showed small signs of sicknesses they had no answer. Their taking blood from my baby was just to make some faked report. I was so angry that I was yelling at them for failing to seek my permission to stab my kid for this stupidity and relying only on a scared grandmother. Scared because the rep who came told her all the dangers and how sick one can get and failed to say they it was a sickness and could be identified as such by their symptoms. They also failed to tell her that dengue fever is more susceptible only to certain age groups and babies are not in that age group. It really is pathetic their knowledge and their plan to identify and combat this problem.

Ohh, I wanted to throw in that no gov agencies EVER comes near here to spray for mosquitoes. Which only makes their blood tests more irrelevant

[webfact]

Celebs drop in on public to raise dengue fever awareness
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Reuters

BANGKOK: -- Thai celebs have been dropping in to people's homes for a chat to raise awareness of dengue fever.

Officials launched the door-to-door campaign after cases of the tropical disease spiked this year - around triple the number of cases last year.

The celebs and officials from the Department of Disease Control have visited several homes in Ramintra 69, Khan Na Yao district in Bangkok, according to the Thai National News Bureau.

Officials have advised people to destroy mosquito breeding grounds near their house, and to seal containers to prevent the insects from laying eggs.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/11/23/celebs-drop-public-raise-dengue-fever-awareness


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-11-23

[Thongkorn]

Hope they start to clean open drains, along with other drains, may help if people stop using the local drains to put food waste down them , which causes a breeding ground for mosquitoes,

[thelonius]

I think that the Department of Disease Control should inform the general public that it is a well known fact that the Aedes mosquito is remarkably territorial and confines itself to certain suburbs of Bangkok only and that the rest of the Country has no need to concern itself...........................

Edited November 23, 2015 by thelonius

[h90]

Their idea is OK but the local health agency came to my house. They told my mother in law that they needed to check the blood of people here to make a report about dengue fever infected people in my area. So, rather than asking for blood tests on individuals who showed signs of sickness or fever they gathered blood samples from everyone healthy. I didn't learn this until after my mother in-law had grabbed my babies and graciously let them poke her. It wasn't until I drove to their office to complain that I found out the details and when asked why they aren't getting samples from those people who showed small signs of sicknesses they had no answer. Their taking blood from my baby was just to make some faked report. I was so angry that I was yelling at them for failing to seek my permission to stab my kid for this stupidity and relying only on a scared grandmother. Scared because the rep who came told her all the dangers and how sick one can get and failed to say they it was a sickness and could be identified as such by their symptoms. They also failed to tell her that dengue fever is more susceptible only to certain age groups and babies are not in that age group. It really is pathetic their knowledge and their plan to identify and combat this problem.

Ohh, I wanted to throw in that no gov agencies EVER comes near here to spray for mosquitoes. Which only makes their blood tests more irrelevant

unless they check the antibodies, it is complete pointless.....

I would have kicked them out pretty fast......Or if my wife is not here I would tell them I have AIDS and randomly bite people

[skildpadden]

I am sorry to say but this is just another useless media stunt by a government agency, where the director is keen in getting in the news. As there is no proper cleaning nor spraying of all the breeding grounds this was just another waste of time and money.

Even though they might not be very fond of learning from other countries, they could start having a look on how Singapore is handling the problem: http://www.dengue.gov.sg/

[dendijk]

I seriously do not understand this 'government'

So many things can be done on the (burning) garbage problems, traffic deaths and disease spreading mosquitos.

All it takes is some common sense and a will to protect its people.

There is an institution that can help fight mossies by putting out genetically modified species to prevent them from reproducing themselves as they will only produce unfurtile eggs.

http://www.oxitec.com

Sad to see this beautiful and rich(in resources) country getting nowhere.

[kiwikeith]

cleaning up stagnant water traps would be like trying tp find a needle in a haystack.

Stagnant water everywhere you go in LOS.

The other day a truck drove up my soi in hua hin and let off a fumigation smoke bomb without warning we had to rush inside and shut everything.

The guys on the pickup not even wearing masks, no difference in mosquitos since.

I guess the guys letting them off without masks are not hurt because they are not mosquitos,

[tuanku]

In Malaysia in areas where there is a dnegue outbreak, inspectors go house to house and fine you if they find buckets, bowls, fishponds (without fish) etc. where standing water might encourage the mosquitoes to breed. It is then the house occupiers responsibility to help prevent mosquitoes breeding. Reasonably effective but of course prone to abuse as money changes hands.

[dendijk]

Maybe a crowdfunding project to get the dengue mosquito problem solved through an institute like www.oxitec.com could help this moving in Thailand.

Does anybody know a suitable platform besides https://www.sinwattana.com

Thanks for any input !

[max72]

What about swimming pools ? Chlorine should prevent mosquitoes to breed , but I am not sure if there is a risk.

[Borneo Baron]

In Singapore they carry out regular checks on domestic properties to check for potential mosquito breeding grounds ie potted plants on balconies etc.They have been doing this for over 25 years

[h90]

What about swimming pools ? Chlorine should prevent mosquitoes to breed , but I am not sure if there is a risk.

you can see them very easily...just look. Also there is a virus you can buy. Mosquitoes (the children in the water) get sick from it and produce more virus till all are dead. A bit expensive but you don't need much.

[CindyB]

I think that the Department of Disease Control should inform the general public that it is a well known fact that the Aedes mosquito is remarkably territorial and confines itself to certain suburbs of Bangkok only and that the rest of the Country has no need to concern itself...........................

This mosquito is also in Phuket, and Krabi, and Phang Nga provinces in the south. They can be identified by the white joints on their legs. Three years I nearly died from Dengue Shock Syndrome. My husband had an hemmorhagic form that proceded into Bell's Palsy which led to a severe reaction to the prednisone administered for that, requiring an 8 month recovery. I think you need to research a bit better before stating that the Aedes mosquito is only in certain suburbs of Bangkok.

[ldiablo]

They better start filling in all the klongs in Thailand. 100's of billions of gallons of standing water.

[philipines]

Click Here for low cost Dengue fever cures

No, I have nothing to do with any of this, only I've tested the devices.

[max72]

I think that the Department of Disease Control should inform the general public that it is a well known fact that the Aedes mosquito is remarkably territorial and confines itself to certain suburbs of Bangkok only and that the rest of the Country has no need to concern itself...........................

This mosquito is also in Phuket, and Krabi, and Phang Nga provinces in the south. They can be identified by the white joints on their legs. Three years I nearly died from Dengue Shock Syndrome. My husband had an hemmorhagic form that proceded into Bell's Palsy which led to a severe reaction to the prednisone administered for that, requiring an 8 month recovery. I think you need to research a bit better before stating that the Aedes mosquito is only in certain suburbs of Bangkok.

Very scaring to hear those stories.

Dengue is very common in Essan too and also in Chiang Mai there are many cases.

In Thailand countryside, people keep still water in tanks to use to take shower , cook, etc...

Those tanks can easily be used by mosquitoes to breed in.

Usually as dry season comes and temperature starts dropping (not in the South), dengue outbreaks should cease.

This November has been unusually hot due to El Nino and the dengue outbreak was particulary severe.

Dengue is definitely the tropical disease I fear most. No vacsine, not a real cure, it' not limited to the remote areas (all the opposite),.....

[thelonius]

I think that the Department of Disease Control should inform the general public that it is a well known fact that the Aedes mosquito is remarkably territorial and confines itself to certain suburbs of Bangkok only and that the rest of the Country has no need to concern itself...........................

This mosquito is also in Phuket, and Krabi, and Phang Nga provinces in the south. They can be identified by the white joints on their legs. Three years I nearly died from Dengue Shock Syndrome. My husband had an hemmorhagic form that proceded into Bell's Palsy which led to a severe reaction to the prednisone administered for that, requiring an 8 month recovery. I think you need to research a bit better before stating that the Aedes mosquito is only in certain suburbs of Bangkok.

and a lot more places besides.

My comment was a sarcastic response to the grandstanding efforts by the department concerned - once again, Bangkok to the fore and everybody else doesn't matter.

[beerzy]

I think that the Department of Disease Control should inform the general public that it is a well known fact that the Aedes mosquito is remarkably territorial and confines itself to certain suburbs of Bangkok only and that the rest of the Country has no need to concern itself...........................

What are the areas most susceptible in Bangkok please?

[Class C]

There is another virus carried by the Aedes mosquito, the Chikungunya virus.
Much to the annoyance of the medical profession, this virus (Chikungunya) was cured by a
French person called Marie Billi during the epidemic on the island of Réunion in 2006 with a simple mineral remedy.
If this simple mineral remedy was so effective on the Chikungunya virus why is it not being tested on the Dengue virus ?

Ref.
http://www.portail-guadeloupe.com/chlorure-magnesium-soigner-chikungunya.html
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/14-0481_article
https://www.ttsh.com.sg/about-us/newsroom/news/article.aspx?id=4999