Friday, July 28, 2023, 6:00 a.m.
set up a ‘war room’
Extract the widespread dengue fever.
Korat governor calls for tight control
Many provinces are alert, laying out plans to deal with a serious dengue fever epidemic. after the rainy season With more than 400 cases in Korat, 1 death, the governor ordered the village area where there were patients to open an emergency operation center immediately. Repeatedly clean up mosquito larvae for 28 consecutive days. As for Chiang Mai, the trend of sick people is increasing every month. adjust the proactive plan Eliminate mosquito larvae
On July 27, Dr. Suphol Tatiyananthaphon, a public health physician in Nakhon Ratchasima Province Revealing the epidemic situation of dengue fever in the area of Nakhon Ratchasima province that The trend of the outbreak is increasing. Because it’s the rainy season The statistics across the country are all the same trend. For Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 32 districts, Mr. Siam Sirimkongkhon, governor of Nakhon Ratchasima Province Chairman of the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee Including all district sheriffs District Public Health Volunteers of all government agencies and local integration projects Korat, the city is clean, clean up containers that have stagnant water to prevent mosquito larvae from breeding. In which all parts involved have intensive measures. If there is an ongoing outbreak We will open an operation center or command center to prevent mosquito larvae breeding grounds. Along with speeding up spraying fog to eliminate mosquitoes in another way
Dr. Suphon said that for patient numbers and the deceased now In Nakhon Ratchasima, there are more than 400 patients, approximately 17 per 100,000 population. The standard should not exceed 50 per hundred thousand population. There was 1 death, a 51-year-old male patient, no underlying disease, a farmer, a gardener, living in Lat Bua Khao Subdistrict, Sikhiu District. He became ill on February 20, was treated on February 21, 2023, and died on the 26th. February, where we set up a war room increase the concentration according to the measure prevent death
As for the measures to prepare to announce the outbreak, Mr. Siam Sirimongkol, the governor of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, has issued orders to all 32 districts, villages, communities, and localities that Let village areas with sick people immediately open emergency operations command centers. To clean up mosquito larvae so that there are no new cases for 28 consecutive days. As for those who need to be especially careful are the elderly, bedridden patients, children because from the data of more than 400 patients, most of them are in elementary school age.
Dr. Chatuchai Maneerat, a public health physician Chiang Mai said. The situation of dengue fever in Chiang Mai from 1 January to 23 July found 2,316 cases, representing a morbidity rate of 117.51 per 100,000 population, with 3 deaths. 5-9 years old and the top 5 areas where the epidemic was found were Mueang Chiang Mai District, Mae Ai District, Fang District, Chiang Dao District and Mae Rim District.
The Department of Disease Control held an online meeting on July 21 with public health teams in 30 districts of 18 provinces, namely Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Tak, Phetchaburi, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Krabi, Phuket, Songkhla, Satun, Narathiwat, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, who found more patients. lasting more than 8 weeks and having dengue fever in the last 4 weeks greater than the average of the past 5 years in the same period considered to be close to the criteria declared as a dengue epidemic area which will be announced after surveillance until August 31
For Chiang Mai, it was found that Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province It is an area that meets the criteria for an epidemic declaration according to Section 9 of the Communicable Diseases Act B.E. 2558. There are more than 40 percent of the sub-districts where epidemics are found. At least 1 confirmed case and last 4 weeks More than the median in the past 5 years, plus 20%. Continuous patients mean new patients found. Consecutively for more than 8 weeks with no interval of seeing patients more than 28 days.
“Dengue fever in Chiang Mai tends to increase every month. from may There were 178 dengue fever patients in total. There are 901 dengue patients and the latest in July. There are 952 accumulated cases, resulting in 2,316 cumulative cases since January, representing a morbidity rate of 117.51 per 100,000 population. There are continuous outbreak areas in 89 villages and areas where new cases have been found in 406 villages, especially in Mae Ai District. Mueang Chiang Mai District therefore emphasizing that the officials and related agencies to adjust the work plan with proactive action Implementation of disease prevention and control measures in the area. Eliminate breeding grounds for mosquito larvae. and kill the adult mosquitoes that carry the spread of dengue fever Without taking into account the 100-meter radius of the epidemic anymore, in order to reduce the number of dengue patients as quickly as possible.
2023-07-27 23:00:00
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