Zika virus cases in Chiang Mai not serious

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Zika virus cases in Chiang Mai not serious

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Health officials in Sansai district of Chiang Mai have assured that although there were four new cases of Zika virus infection in the past one month, but the transmission was contained.

 

Assurance by Sansai district officer Adul Huaknil came after a meeting was called to assess the Zika virus situation in the district.

Attending the meeting were health officials from all health offices in the district.

 

The meeting was informed that until yesterday there were altogether seven Zika virus infection cases in the past three months, with four new infection cases last month.

 

Among the seven infected patients is a six-month pregnant woman.

 

Initially health officials have declared Moo 4 and 9 villages in Ban Mae Jo as control area for 28 days.

 

All villagers in the control area have been advised to eliminate all bleeding sources of mosquitoes to prevent the disease from spreading.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/zika-virus-cases-chiang-mai-not-serious/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-01

[DNPBC0]

It's 'bleeding' difficult to understand how the health officials can apparently be so confident that transmission has been contained.   Most cases of Zika virus infection are asymptomatic , and when symptoms do occur they are usually mild.  An additional complication is that the Aedes mosquito is not the only source of transmission. Infected men can pass on the virus to their sexual partners, and the CDC has recommended that infected men should refrain from unprotected sex for at least 6 months after developing a Zika virus infection. This means that women in an area of infection who could become pregnant would be wise to insist that their male partners are tested, or else refuse to continue engaging in unprotected sex.  The advice to villagers about eliminating all mosquito breeding sources is, of course, ridiculous - even more so during the rainy season - and it is also highly tendentious. People in urban and rural ares are now known to have about the same risk of being infected with a dengue virus, so why wouldn't this also apply to Zika?

[Rorri]

2 hours ago, DNPBC0 said:

It's 'bleeding' difficult to understand how the health officials can apparently be so confident that transmission has been contained.   Most cases of Zika virus infection are asymptomatic , and when symptoms do occur they are usually mild.  An additional complication is that the Aedes mosquito is not the only source of transmission. Infected men can pass on the virus to their sexual partners, and the CDC has recommended that infected men should refrain from unprotected sex for at least 6 months after developing a Zika virus infection. This means that women in an area of infection who could become pregnant would be wise to insist that their male partners are tested, or else refuse to continue engaging in unprotected sex.  The advice to villagers about eliminating all mosquito breeding sources is, of course, ridiculous - even more so during the rainy season - and it is also highly tendentious. People in urban and rural ares are now known to have about the same risk of being infected with a dengue virus, so why wouldn't this also apply to Zika?

One BIG problem is that many, with Zika, will not know they have it, as the symptoms are the same as a bad cold/flu.

[klauskunkel]

TAT says Pokémon will take care of Zikamon

[ukrules]

This is great news, they have achieved what nobody else in the world can do. Congratulations all around

[keithathome]

Also there is the risk of infection from just coming into contact with body fluids while nursing - according to CNN news.

[Krataiboy]

19 hours ago, DNPBC0 said:

It's 'bleeding' difficult to understand how the health officials can apparently be so confident that transmission has been contained.   Most cases of Zika virus infection are asymptomatic , and when symptoms do occur they are usually mild.  An additional complication is that the Aedes mosquito is not the only source of transmission. Infected men can pass on the virus to their sexual partners, and the CDC has recommended that infected men should refrain from unprotected sex for at least 6 months after developing a Zika virus infection. This means that women in an area of infection who could become pregnant would be wise to insist that their male partners are tested, or else refuse to continue engaging in unprotected sex.  The advice to villagers about eliminating all mosquito breeding sources is, of course, ridiculous - even more so during the rainy season - and it is also highly tendentious. People in urban and rural ares are now known to have about the same risk of being infected with a dengue virus, so why wouldn't this also apply to Zika?

 

 

More PR nonsense from the Thai health bureaucrats. The truth is nobody knows whether the outbreak has been contained, as infected individuals are free to travel anywhere they wish - and a number probably have. A single zika virus carrier catching a train, bus or plane to Bangkok could spark an outbreak in the country's capital that would be virtually impossible to contain.

 

It's high time Thai government officials stopping playing lucky dip from the hat marked "Wishful Thinking".

[Rimmer]

A racist slur and some replies have been removed

[khwaibah]

Just in. Bangkok Post front page. Two more women San Sai confirmed.

[cmsally]

There has been a "cold/flu virus around Chiang Mai for the past few weeks . Marked by a bad headache as well as other flu symptoms. Could this be the Zika virus ?

[ukrules]

5 hours ago, cmsally said:

There has been a "cold/flu virus around Chiang Mai for the past few weeks . Marked by a bad headache as well as other flu symptoms. Could this be the Zika virus ?

 

Well here's a list of symptoms provided by the CDC (USA) : http://www.cdc.gov/zika/symptoms/symptoms.html