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Dengue fever cases triple in Phuket
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Health officials are continuing their fight against dengue, as Phuket has been named as a one of the 'danger zones' in the country. Photo: Rassada Health Centre

PHUKET: -- The number of people who have contracted dengue fever in Phuket since the New Year has more than tripled compared with the same period last year in a situation that the Phuket health chief has called “serious”.

“The number of people in Phuket contracting dengue is rising, and it’s serious,” Dr Bancha Khakong, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO), told The Phuket News yesterday (Feb 15).

A total of 70 people in Phuket have been reported as contracting dengue from January 1 to February 9 this year, explained Paphada Rujiwongsakon of the Department of Disease Control Phuket Office.

“That’s a jump from 22 patients in same period in 2015,” she said.

According to the cases reported, the highest risk group were people from 25 to 34 years of age, Ms Paphada added

“Almost all of them are Thai; only 5 per cent are foreigners,” she noted.

Last year, 833 people in Phuket were reported to have contracted dengue.

“There were no fatalities from the disease in Phuket,” Dr Bancha confirmed.

Dr Bancha attributed the rise in dengue cases to the simple combination of rain and hot weather.

“This leaves a lot of standing water around homes, which allows mosquitoes to breed more,” he said.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/dengue-fever-cases-triple-in-phuket-56239.php


-- Phuket News 2016-02-16

[shirtless]

They better move on this , it is a real problem which cannot be down played with simple words.

[rodknock]

the Thai way, ignore it and it will go away,NOT.

need to be pro-active and move standing water spots and spray!!!

[colonialboy]

Where is the Rain ??????

[Lupatria]

Sorry guys we cannot take care of mosquitoes and bring happiness to you at the same time.

[Snackbar]

Last year 833 cases, about 70 a month.

This year 70 cases reported in January.

A worrying increase year on year of.........none