Krabi officials find Chikungunya virus in monkey, public urged not to panic

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Krabi officials find Chikungunya virus in monkey, public urged not to panic
Phuket Gazette


The DNP said it was not surprised by the results of their sample monkey population. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI: -- Krabi officials are asking the public not to panic after monkeys at popular tourist areas were found to be infected with the dengue-like virus Chikungunya.

“This viruses cannot be directly transmitted from monkeys to humans. It is passed through mosquitoes only, so there is a very low probability that humans will be infected,” said Chief of the Krabi Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Paisan Kue-Aroon.

The discovery of the infected primates was made after standard testing was done by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, which routinely tests sample populations to monitor the monkeys’ health.

In a sample of 50 monkeys from Wat Tham Suea – also known as the Tiger Cave Temple – and Krabi’s Muang district, 11 were found to have strains of dengue; 12 with the Herpes-B virus; one with Chikungunya; one with Japanese encephalitis; and four with both dengue and Japanese encephalitis.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-03-09

[graemeaylward]

Not a very healthy lot of monkeys then, with over 50% suffering from some disease or other! If they haven't been put down, I hope that they will be marked and followed up to see if they produce antibodies etc, which could be useful to us humans. In the meantime, avoid mosquitoes that have previously been feeding on monkeys!

[RigPig]

So what is the virus Chikungunya.?

[Xonax]

That is nothing less than alarming with +50% infected monkeys, which could transfer the diseases to humans via mosquito bites. Krabi is now off my travel-list, but what about the remaining parts of Thailand, where monkeys are just as common?

[steven100]

eliminate the lot ..... they carry diseases.

[BuaBS]

So what ?

http://www.webmd.com/news/20140617/chikungunya-virus-questions-answers?page=2

How severe is it?

The disease is rarely fatal, according to the World Health Organization, although in older people, the disease can contribute to the cause of death.

[Caca4u]

Sounds clean to me comparing to a bar girl.

[wirat69]

So what is the virus Chikungunya.?

A right click on the word and "Look up" reveals "Chikungunya is an infection caused by the chikungunya virus. The disease features the sudden onset of fever two to four days after exposure. The fever usually lasts two to seven days, while accompanying joint pains typically last weeks or months but sometimes years. The mortality rate is a little less than 1 in 1,000, with the elderly or those with underlying chronic medical problems most likely having severe complications."

Duh!

[RigPig]

So what is the virus Chikungunya.?

A right click on the word and "Look up" reveals "Chikungunya is an infection caused by the chikungunya virus. The disease features the sudden onset of fever two to four days after exposure. The fever usually lasts two to seven days, while accompanying joint pains typically last weeks or months but sometimes years. The mortality rate is a little less than 1 in 1,000, with the elderly or those with underlying chronic medical problems most likely having severe complications."

Duh!

My apologies, My comment was more aimed at the reporting quality than the actual question, which of course can be searched for on the interweb...

But thanks for taking the time!

[Srikcir]

It is passed through mosquitoes only

And where might those mosquitoes be?

In the area of the monkeys! RUN!

[KIWIBATCH]

......."Japanese encephalitis is a neurologic infection closely related to St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile encephalitis. Neurologic manifestations of the disease, which is caused by a flavivirus, range from subtle changes in behavior to serious problems, including blindness, ataxia, weakness, and movement disorders.....) and can cause a seizure incidence of 66% in children....."

But the Krabi officials are asking the public not to panic !!!!!!

[X pat]

So what is the virus Chikungunya.?

Copy/past in Wikipedia and you will find what you want.

[X pat]

Sounds like the name of a town in DR congo.