Bangkok campaigns for individuals’s cooperation to cease feeding pigeons. Cut back the danger of well being results |

Mr. Sunthorn Sunthornchat, Director of the Well being Workplace (HIO), Bangkok, spoke in regards to the proactive measures to advertise information and advise the general public in regards to the risks of germs and well being dangers posed by pigeons and several types of birds within the space on coordinate with the district workplace to place up public relations indicators asking for individuals’s cooperation to cease feeding birds in Bangkok parks and numerous public areas to coach individuals in regards to the impact of feeding that will increase the variety of pigeons It can inflicting a nuisance from chook droppings and affecting public well being via the unfold of varied illnesses from birds to people, corresponding to encephalitis. respiratory illness and pneumonia Together with asking for the cooperation of the individuals in order that they don’t feed the birds. As a result of it’s an offense below the Public Well being Act, BE 2535 by meals suppliers and meals distributors. The Sanitation and Order Act 1992 carries a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, a fantastic not exceeding 25,000 baht, or each, and a most fantastic of two,000 baht.

On the identical time, measures had been taken to advertise information to the general public in regards to the risks of germs and defend themselves from pigeon germs. By revealing the prevention of an infection from pigeons. By conserving a distance and avoiding contact with pigeons or the filth or the key. Keep away from being in areas the place there are various pigeons Put on a masks or appropriate protecting tools when in areas with pigeons. Together with creating public duty via bettering individuals’s consciousness of the significance of sustaining cleanliness. Stopping contact with pigeons and the risks that include them.

As well as, associated networks had been created. To encourage and alter attitudes to forestall pigeon feeding. Organizing public preventive medication actions To unravel the issue of pigeons in public locations To cut back the danger of pigeons being a risk to public well being. along with measures to watch poultry illnesses within the Bangkok space By deploying cellular veterinary items to carefully monitor illnesses and comply with up on the state of affairs of illnesses from poultry transmitted to people via collaboration between the Workplace of the Administrative Group of the Area and the District Workplace. If persons are discovered to be in poor health from contact with poultry, please name the SSO hotline on 0 2203 2872 or the Bangkok hotline 1555 instantly.

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