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Food and Drug Administration hastens approval for mpox kits
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/08/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened registration for mpox diagnostic test kits amid growing concerns over the spread of the viral infection.
The biggest threat was at home
News, FD Flam, Published on 25/12/2023
» A new trove of data from 7 million contacts have revealed that Covid-19 doesn't spread the way many people think it does.
Flu spike prompts warning
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/09/2023
» The Public Health Ministry is warning that many respiratory diseases are spreading during the rainy season, especially influenza, with a higher patient rate than last year, said Dr Opas Kankawinpong, the ministry's permanent secretary.
Infections could force schools to shut
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/08/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ordering schools in the capital to follow preventive measures for hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and dengue fever since the viruses have become widespread among school kids.
Foolish pride
News, Postbag, Published on 21/05/2023
» Re: "MFP victory one for the history books", (Opinion, May 20).
More transmissible Omicron variants pop up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/05/2023
» The Centre for Medical Genomics said Thailand has one case of XBB.1.16.1.1 or "FU.1", the latest Covid-19 sub-variant that is 50% more transmissible than XBB.1.16.
PM sounds alarm on Covid's resurgence
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/04/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed health authorities in major tourism destinations to closely monitor the number of Covid-19 cases in their area as the number of new infections continues to surge after the holidays.
DDC detects three new cases of mpox infections
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/03/2023
» Three new cases of mpox have been detected in the kingdom. All three of the cases are male patients, and they are now being treated by the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, a medical institution specialised in treating infectious diseases, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said yesterday.
Rabies outbreak in Northeast strikes 74
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 10/02/2023
» A rabies outbreak has been detected in some northeastern provinces with 74 people reportedly contracting the disease so far, Dr Taweechai Wisanuyothin, chief of the Disease Prevention and Control Office 9, said on Thursday.
Kraken, Othrus subvariants 'more transmissible'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/02/2023
» The new Covid-19 subvariants Kraken and Orthrus are considered highly transmissible and the Public Health Ministry is urging people with underlying conditions and the elderly to get vaccinated.