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Published Date: 2011-09-04 03:43:25
Subject: PRO/MBDS> Hand, foot & mouth disease - Thailand (03)
Archive Number: 20110904.2697

HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE - THAILAND (03)
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Date: Fri 2 Sep 2011
Source: National News Bureau of Thailand Public Relations Department
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http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=255409020008

The Ministry of Public Health has joined hands with related units to
monitor and prevent the spread of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) in
children.

Public Health Minister Wittaya Buranasiri and Permanent Secretary for
Public Health Medical Doctor Paijit Warachit inspected a war room set up
at the Department of Disease Control to monitor the re-emerging
epidemics both inside and outside the country to take preventive actions
in time.

As for the HFMD spread, Mr Wittaya reported that the situation in many
provinces is improving with a declining number of new patients from 600
cases nationwide last week [week of 22 Aug 2011] to 400 cases this week
[week of 29 Aug 2011] while total patients reported from January [2011]
to August 2011 stood at 8842 with 4 fatalities.

The minister stressed that HFMD prevention must be made continuously as
his war room will join hands with the Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social
Development and Human Security to curb the HFMD spread.

[Byline: Sarun Saelee]

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[The newswire above mentions that hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is
under close monitor and evaluate by Ministry of Public Health. The war
room has been set up and the coordinating with other Ministries and
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has been arranged.

According to the Thai Ministry of Public Health, Bureau of
Epidemiology's (BOE) report on cases and deaths of HFMD under
surveillance by province in Thailand, available at
http://www.boe.moph.go.th/boedb/surdata/506wk/y54/d71_3454.pdf (in
Thai), a total of 8842 cases and 2 deaths were reported from 76
provinces between 1 Jan 2011 and 29 Aug 2011. The attack rate was 13.29
per 100 000 population. High attack rates (per 100 000 population) were
reported in the 5 provinces of Samut Songkhram (44.41), Rayong (36.92),
Saraburi (33.46), Chiang Rai (32.64) and Phatthalung (31.90). The
central region has the highest attack rate (per 100 000 population) of
HFMD (19.99), followed by the north (17.20), northeastern (8.98) and
south (6.82) regions.

A total of 8405 cases and 2 deaths were reported between 1 Jan 2011 and
22 Aug 2011. The attack rate was 13.23 per 100 000 population (see prior
PRO/MBDS posting Hand, foot & mouth disease - Thailand 20110826.2596).

In 2010, a total 12 455 cases and no deaths due to HFMD were reported in
Thailand. A total of 6823 cases and 3 deaths due to HFMD were reported
from 76 provinces between 1 Jan 2009 and 5 Dec 2009 (see
http://www.boe.moph.go.th/boedb/surdata/disease.php?dcontent=situation&ds=71)
(in Thai).

For maps showing Thailand's regions, see
http://www.thailand-map.net/thailand_provinces/; for provinces, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Thailand. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Thailand with links to other
recent ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS postings, see
http://healthmap.org/r/00cC. - Mod.SCM]

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