Phuket health officials begin scans for Zika virus

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET:-- Health officials today (sept 2) began screening patients arriving at government hospitals across Phuket for people infected with the Zika virus.

 

So far no patients have been found to be infected, one official from the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), who asked not to be named, told The Phuket News.

 

Meanwhile, the PPHO is also urging residents to rid areas around their homes of standing water where mosquitos breed to prevent possible outbreak of the disease in Phuket.

 

"Residents and tourists can help by making sure that areas around their homes and places where they are staying do not breed mosquitoes - and by doing so we are not only preventing Zika from spreading, but also dengue as well,” the official, who works at the PPHO Disease Control Centre, explained.

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Nice outfit

It's spread from Singapore to Malaysia, so best if everyone is a bit more diligent about this.  It's no longer just in Brasil and Florida.

Isnt Dengue a greater concern with 15,000 infections and a dozen deaths so far this year in Thailand?

46 minutes ago, RBOP said:

Isnt Dengue a greater concern with 15,000 infections and a dozen deaths so far this year in Thailand?

Zika is contagious, so they want to prevent the spread of it. People arriving at the hospital with dengue can not spread the disease.

14 hours ago, Class C said:

Nice outfit

the subject is zika virus.

1 hour ago, RBOP said:

Isnt Dengue a greater concern with 15,000 infections and a dozen deaths so far this year in Thailand?

it sure is but ZIKA is something  that has to be dealt with. both are caused by mosquitoes and any action to stop breeding the insect will be a solution to both the problems.

14 hours ago, steelepulse said:

It's spread from Singapore to Malaysia, so best if everyone is a bit more diligent about this.  It's no longer just in Brasil and Florida.

it has already spread world wide and if it has not reached any particular destination it is only a matter of time.

Just goes to show you how quickly and extensively a virus can spread in the modern era.

The Black Death spread at the speed of a sailing boat, or, a walking horse.

 

Scary.

Getting rid of standing water....better chance of a local specialist finding another cure for a dreaded disease like in the past here. 

They might slow it down with the right add campaign through TAT though.

2 hours ago, sahibji said:

the subject is zika virus.

 

Actually, if you are really worried about Zika, that 'nice outfit' is all you need.

 

I'm just wondering whether they have a pyjama version.