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Liver fluke stir in Maha Sarakham subsides

The liver fluke infections found among university freshmen in the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham early this month were not linked to any particular somtam shop in the area, the Department of Disease Control reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 15

Emerging viruses

After the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, most people believe their lives have returned to normal. However, several recent outbreaks such as Ebola, Nipah virus, Hantavirus, mpox (monkeypox) and avian influenza, are under strict surveillance by global health agencies to reduce the risk of another pandemic.

Bangkok Post · Jun 2

Thailand debunks false reports of Ebola case

The government confirmed on Saturday that no Ebola cases had entered Thailand, dismissing as false widely shared reports that the virus had reached the country.

Bangkok Post · May 30

Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new mpox strain

Health authorities say patient travelled from Africa, instruct new arrivals from 42 ‘risk countries’ to undergo testing.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2024

Thailand mpox case could be new strain

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Wednesday that Thailand may have its first case of a new, more transmissible strain of mpox.

Bangkok Post · Aug 22, 2024

Nearly half of new HIV cases among young people

Nearly half of the 9,000-plus new HIV infections in Thailand each year are people aged between 15-24 years old, according to the Department of Disease Control.

Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2023

Monkeypox cases leapt in June

Health authorities say the number of monkeypox cases in Thailand soared last month and warn men who have sex with men to take precautions as new cases have been spreading among them.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2, 2023

Dept on high alert for monkeypox

The Department of Disease Control is on alert for more monkeypox cases, especially among the LGBTQ community, saying the best way to prevent the disease is by reducing all close skin contact and not switching partners frequently.

Bangkok Post · May 31, 2023

DDC tackles dengue surge

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has opened an emergency operations centre (EOC) to reduce the number of dengue patients after more than 15,000 people were diagnosed in the first five months of this year alone.

Bangkok Post · May 26, 2023

Covid-19 cases, deaths rise

The number of Covid-19 inpatients continued to increase and fatalities also rose over the past week, when schools reopened, the Department of Disease Control reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · May 22, 2023