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Thai bats carry Nipah virus, but the danger comes from infected tourists
Online Reporters, Published on 26/01/2026
» Some Thai fruit bats carry a strong strain of the Nipah virus, but the bigger danger comes from infected people arriving from countries where there is an outbreak of the disease, health authorities said on Monday.
Thai pig farmers raise alarm about possible US imports
Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2025
» Thailand’s pig farmers have warned the government against opening the pork market as a trade concession to secure tariff reductions from the United States, adding that even imports for animal feed production pose significant risks.
Influenza cases surge, worst in 4 Isan provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2025
» The Public Health Ministry has warned that the incidence of influenza is spreading rapidly, with four provinces in the northeast region the hardest hit.
Covid strains from West more serious than from China, says virologist
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2023
» New coronavirus strains from visitors arriving from western countries could pose a higher health threat than older strains from tourists arriving from China, according to virologist Yong Poovorawan.
Cause of pilgrim's death on flight home still unclear
Online Reporters, Published on 12/12/2022
» The cause of death of a man on a return flight from a pilgrimmage to Saudi Arabia was still inconclusive and further examination was needed, Disease Control Department director-general Thares Krasanairawiwong said on Monday.
First patient with Deltacron covid strain in Thailand fully recovered
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2022
» The first patient diagnosed with the XBC Deltacron covid strain in Thailand has fully recovered and the symptoms were not severe, the director-general of the Department of Medical Sciences said on Wednesday.
Raise your guard against dangerous new Covid wave, govt warns
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2022
» Health authorities are urging people to raise their guard against Covid-19 as infections rise sharply and new strains multiply amid gatherings and an influx of foreign arrivals.
Strict border checks against bird flu after vietnam reports a case
Online Reporters, Published on 24/10/2022
» Border checks on poultry and poultry products are being stepped up after Vietnam reported that bird flu had been diagnosed in a human patient last week.
First local case of BQ.1 Covid variant found in foreign man from China
Online Reporters, Published on 19/10/2022
» The first case of domestic infection with the highly-transmissible, immunity-evasive BQ.1 Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a 40-year-old foreign man who arrived from China, according to the Medical Sciences Department chief.
Highly contagious, 3rd generation Covid arrives
Online Reporters, Published on 13/09/2022
» The Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital has reported confirmation of a case of a highly contagious, third generation of Covid-19.