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22 July 2011
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down with dengue health ministry issues seasonal warning and urges precautions
HUA HIN THAILAND This week the Thai Public Health Ministry has issued warnings regarding dengue fever, the mosquito borne disease. According to their records, between January and June this year some 23,324 people have become infected with the dengue virus. Of this number, 13 have died. Elderly people and children aged under one year old are most at risk of dengue fever infection, the ministry’s permanent secretary Dr Paijit Warachit said this week. “People who have a high fever, fatigue, stomach ache, vomiting and no interest in food should undergo treatment,” Paijit said. “We found that over 80 percent of mortality from dengue fever occurs during July and August, which is the peak season for this disease,” he added. The continued seasonal rainfall this year has increased the number of mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus that causes Dengue Haemorrhagic fever. Dengue is caused by Aedes Aegypti, a common household mosquito, which is active at all times, not just sunrise and sunset as malaria carrying mosquitos are. In 2010 the ministry also issued warnings, including a reminder that mosquitoes are attracted to dark clothing; the figures this year so far are better than 2010, which in a similar period saw 43 deaths and more than 45,000 cases of dengue, and for the whole year there were over 115,000 reported cases of dengue and 141 reported deaths. However people are urged to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to avoid this nasty virus. Hua Hin is not a high risk area but there have been outbreaks here before; tourists are probably less at risk than expats and residents, as the former will normally follow the advice given.
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