Thailand reports over 5,000 dengue fever cases since the beginning of the year
The Thailand Department of Disease Control is reported a heavy dengue fever season since January and health officials fear that the Kingdom could exceed 100,000 cases in 2013.
Since January 1, 2013, health officials report 5,700 dengue fever patients with four fatalities. This is a five times increase from the same time period in 2012.
Director-General of the Department of Disease Control MD Pornthep Siriwanarangsan said the rising number of patients before the disease’s spreading period in the rainy season is a sign that this year’s dengue fever situation might be severe, with a projected number of patients of 100,000,according to a Thailand Business News report Wednesday.
In 2012, the Thailand Health Ministry reported 74,250 dengue cases with 79 fatalities, representing a proportion of 116 patients in 100,000 people.
The Ministry of Public Health has already set up a dengue fever war room to plan for preventive measure like mosquito control and education as the rainy season approaches.
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