Zika Virus in Thailand but Not Epidemic, Health Officials Assure

[cumgranosalum]

Zika virus has been in Africa for a long time, SE asia for 50 years (including Thailand). Just rarely diagnosed. It was only in 2007 it started to spread elsewhere and in epidemic proportions. Whether it represents a real danger to Thailand is debatable, after all it hasn't caused epidemics in the last 50 years, but maybe this is a new more virulent strain.

This is the problem, it's not the same as it was before. It's changed and it's much worse than before.

"Changed" - where did you find this information?

[cumgranosalum]

Zika virus has been in Africa for a long time, SE asia for 50 years (including Thailand). Just rarely diagnosed. It was only in 2007 it started to spread elsewhere and in epidemic proportions. Whether it represents a real danger to Thailand is debatable, after all it hasn't caused epidemics in the last 50 years, but maybe this is a new more virulent strain.

one of the problems - as said before - is that if a population hasn't had the disease before then there is no immunity within the population, making it more susceptible to a larger outbreak.

Edited January 30, 2016 by cumgranosalum