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Japan trippers warned of deadly bacteria
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/06/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is warning Japan-bound travellers to seriously protect themselves against infection by a rare and often fatal flesh-eating bacteria now spreading there.
HIV tests for would-be monks set to be scrapped
News, Published on 01/06/2024
» The Sangha Supreme Council has agreed with a proposal by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to prohibit temples from requiring men to pass an HIV test before they are ordained, citing the reason that it is not a chronic infectious disease.
Antiviral therapeutics 'need bigger push'
Published on 26/05/2024
» Experts say antiviral therapeutics need to be an investment priority if another pandemic were to happen in the future, due to the possible length of time a vaccine takes to develop.
Long Covid, vaccines may cause disease and death: Chula, Rangsit
Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2024
» Long Covid-19 infections and multiple Covid-19 vaccinations might let hidden diseases surface, weaken immunity and lead to cancer and brain disorders, according to authorities from Chulalongkorn and Rangsit universities.
Flu jabs for workers in travel, tourism
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2024
» The Public Health Ministry is gearing up to provide an additional 200,000 doses of influenza vaccine to public transport and tourism industry workers in 31 provinces.
Covid, dengue rife in 2023
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/01/2024
» Infuenza, dengue fever and Covid-19 were the most widespread infectious diseases in Thailand in 2023, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Flu, dengue and Covid top 2023 infectious disease charts
Post Reporters, Published on 31/12/2023
» Infuenza, haemorrhagic dengue fever and Covid-19 have been the most widespread infectious diseases in Thailand this year, according to the Department of Disease Control.
Whooping cough vaccines urged, especially in South
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 30/11/2023
» Public health agencies are encouraging people, especially those in the deep South, to get vaccinated against pertussis, also known as whooping cough, after figures showed almost 100 Thais have been diagnosed with the disease this year.
More monkeypox cases, one death
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/10/2023
» Twenty-four more cases of monkeypox were found in Thailand last week, and one patient infected with the virus died, the acting director-general of the Disease Control Department said on Monday.
Air force brings home another 130 Thais from Israel
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/10/2023
» Another 130 Thais arrived home from Israel on a Royal Thai Air Force plane on Monday morning, the fourth group to have returned since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct 7.