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Authorities warn of bird flu risks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2025
» Health authorities have warned people to take precautions while visiting livestock farms and not to drink raw milk to prevent them from contracting H5N1 avian influenza, now being found in mammals.
Travellers urged to monitor for symptoms of bird flu
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/06/2024
» Thailand has had no reports of bird flu in humans, according to the Department of Disease Control, but authorities suggest people returning from areas where there has been an H5N2 outbreak should self-monitor.
DDC steps up bird flu checks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/05/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is stepping up surveillance for avian influenza after US health authorities reported a second case of bird flu in humans last week.
First case of XAY.2 Covid variant confirmed
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2023
» The country has seen its first confirmed case of the XAY.2 variant of Covid-19 but people close to the patient were not infected, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
First BQ.1 case was a foreigner
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/10/2022
» The first BQ.1 sub-variant case detected in Thailand was a foreign national who arrived from China and was admitted to a hospital in Bangkok for treatment at the end of August, says the Department of Medical Sciences (DMS).
New Omicron sub-variants detected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/10/2022
» Two people who recently arrived in Thailand from abroad tested positive for Omicron's immune-evasive XBB sub-variant, according to the Department of Medical Science.
Opas predicts virus cases to tumble from mid-year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/02/2022
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) forecasts that Covid-19 infections will decline significantly from the middle of this year.
Big drop in Covid cases forecast for mid-year
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2022
» The Department of Disease Control forecasts that Covid-19 infections will significantly decline later this year, to only 200 cases per day in August.
Omicron to totally dominate by month-end
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2022
» The Department of Medical Sciences has projected that the Omicron variant will account for almost all new Covid-19 infections by the end of this month, with its current dominance already estimated to be at 87%, although it is the Delta strain that is still causing the majority of hospitalisations.
Another year of living with the virus
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/01/2022
» Scientists seem to agree that Covid-19 is likely to stay with us this year but the symptoms will be less severe than earlier variants. They say this is because the virus needs to prevent the host from death.