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Travel warning: meningococcal disease reported in UK
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» The Department of Disease Control has warned Thais travelling to the UK that an outbreak of meningococcal disease, a rare and severe bacterial infection, has been reported in students at schools and universities in England.
Democrats urge use of high refining margins to bolster oil fund
Online Reporters, Published on 12/03/2026
» The Democrat Party has called on the government to divert windfall refining profits into the Oil Fuel Fund, warning that relying on subsidies of nearly 16 baht a litre to cap diesel prices risks shifting the burden onto the taxpaying public.
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.
Virologist warns mutating influenza is spreading
Online Reporters, Published on 08/01/2026
» Well-known virologist Yong Poovorawan has warned that a mutating influenza strain A H3N2 is spreading in Thailand. It is more resistant to vaccines but does not increase in severity.
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.
New mpox case could be more transmissible strain
Online Reporters, Published on 21/08/2024
» The Department of Disease Control said on Wednesday that Thailand may have its first case of a new, more transmissible strain of mpox.
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.
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.
Covid-19 to be declared endemic in October
Online Reporters, Published on 19/08/2022
» The government will declare Covid-19 endemic in October, and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will then no longer be the main agency dealing with the disease.
Five confirmed cases of antibody-resistant Covid
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2022
» There are now five confirmed infections in Thailand of the antibody-resistant sub-variant of Covid-19, BA.2.75, and health authorities are closely watching its development.