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Over 10 foot-and-mouth patients found in Thailand's Lower North
PICHIT, June 25 (TNA) - More than 10 people in Thailand’s lower northern Pichit Province have been infected with the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), prompting local public health authorities to have implemented immediate measures to deal with the current situation and to prevent new outbreaks.
Dr. Prajak Watanakul, Pichit's chief public health official, confirmed the viral FMD outbreak, citing official reports from a local child rearing centre and a school in Ta Khamin and Ta Sao Sub-districts.
Dr. Prajak noted that as a precautionary measure, the two locations have been ordered closed for at least one full week when quarantine officials will be working on disinfecting the affected areas.
The provincial public health chief said that so far public health offices in Pichit's all 12 districts have been told to now closely monitor and prevent new FMD cases; while local schools have been urged to separate and refer students suspected to have contracted the disease or those unhealthy to doctors and to coordinate with local health offices around the clock for necessary assistance.
According to the Thai doctor, until now no vaccine or any form of direct treatment has been available for FMD infections, which have normally been diagnosed case by case.
The foot-and-mouth disease is a form of viral infection known to easily spread, especially among unhealthy children. Common symptoms of the contagious disease include low fever with blisters around patients' lips, hands and feet. Complications are, however, found in some, such as encephalitis, acute myocarditis, pulmonary edema, which may lead to deaths. (TNA)
Dr. Prajak Watanakul, Pichit's chief public health official, confirmed the viral FMD outbreak, citing official reports from a local child rearing centre and a school in Ta Khamin and Ta Sao Sub-districts.
Dr. Prajak noted that as a precautionary measure, the two locations have been ordered closed for at least one full week when quarantine officials will be working on disinfecting the affected areas.
The provincial public health chief said that so far public health offices in Pichit's all 12 districts have been told to now closely monitor and prevent new FMD cases; while local schools have been urged to separate and refer students suspected to have contracted the disease or those unhealthy to doctors and to coordinate with local health offices around the clock for necessary assistance.
According to the Thai doctor, until now no vaccine or any form of direct treatment has been available for FMD infections, which have normally been diagnosed case by case.
The foot-and-mouth disease is a form of viral infection known to easily spread, especially among unhealthy children. Common symptoms of the contagious disease include low fever with blisters around patients' lips, hands and feet. Complications are, however, found in some, such as encephalitis, acute myocarditis, pulmonary edema, which may lead to deaths. (TNA)
