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Chiang Mai province reports that cases of Dengue Fever are at the highest rate in 10 years with reports that over 3,100 citizens suffer from the illness.
Public Health Authority of Chiang Mai province Dr. Wattana Kanchanakamol (ÇѲ¹Ò ¡Ò¨¹¡ÒÁÅ) revealed that since January of this year over 3,100 cases of Dengue Fever have been reported. The figure is the highest frequency of cases in 10 years and places Chiang Mai as one of the most infected provinces in Thailand. Chiang Mai previously tallied its highest rate of infection in 2003 at 1,700 cases. This year however, most infections were concentrated in the province's Muang district and Doi Loh (´ÍÂËÅèÍ) district. Officials believe the increased rate is due to constant rains spawning more mosquitoes which are developing resistance to insecticides.
Authorities also state that infected citizens who persist to travel and carry on with their daily activities are a main cause for the spread of the disease. The most commonly found strains of the illness in Chiang Mai continue to be strains 1 and 4. The Public Health Office of Chiang Mai has begun to make plans to deter the spread of the disease but assures that the situation has already returned to normal ahead of the rainy season.
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Reporter : RTI-Reporter01
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