2023-05-19 06:20:43
Songkhla province reported a spike in dengue fever cases. 2 people died after the rain caused the water source to become trapped around the house. resulting in increased breeding sites for Aedes mosquitoes If people do not get rid of the larvae and continue to follow preventive measures. May make dengue fever more likely to spread
News report from Songkhla province on May 19, Dr. Songkran Mai Chum, a public health physician in Songkhla province, revealed that during this period, people are asked to continuously monitor the prevention of dengue fever. Because Songkhla province still has risk factors for dengue fever, both the rainy climate causes more water sources around the house. and the weather is quite hot and humid conducive to the growth of dengue fever virus causing a large number of mosquito larvae to grow well In addition, there are reports of patients scattered in many areas. It may be that the amount of adult mosquitoes has increased. can be more carriers of dengue fever from patients to normal people So in this period Ask people to watch out for their own illnesses. If there is a high fever for more than 2 days, accompanied by fatigue, headache, aches, loss of appetite, red face, you should see a doctor immediately. to get proper treatment Shouldn’t buy medicine by yourself. Especially drugs in the group that cause bleeding easily and difficult to stop
For the situation of dengue fever in Songkhla province (from 1 Jan. to 15 May 2023), dengue patients have been reported. A total of 1,035 cases, representing a sickness rate of 72.30 per hundred thousand population. Two deaths were reported, the death rate per hundred thousand population was 0.14, the fatality rate was 0.19 percent, the age group that was found the highest was the age group of 5-9 years, representing a sickness rate of 291.84 per hundred thousand population, followed by the age group. 10-14 years, 0-4 years The district with the highest morbidity rate per 100,000 population is Sadao. The morbidity rate was 138.58 per 100,000 population. followed by Chana District and Mueang Songkhla District, respectively. And according to the random survey data from the Songkhla Provincial Public Health Office, it was found that the stagnant water source where a large number of mosquito larvae were found was used tires. Plant saucers, flower vases, containers that are discarded and left outside, colored pineapples, and water jars and water containers that do not have lids.
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