Thailand is seeing increasing cases of diseases caused by flooding, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Wednesday, urging the public people to avoid wading through floodwater and mud.
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Thailand is seeing increasing cases of diseases caused by flooding, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Wednesday, urging the public people to avoid wading through floodwater and mud.
Cases of rat fever (leptospirosis), a blood infection caused by the bacteria leptospira that can infect humans, rodents and other animals, has exceeded 2,600 patients this year with 28 deaths so far, Dr Wirawat Manosutthi, the DDC spokesman said.
He said most of the cases have been reported in 9 provinces in the South and 8 provinces in North where flooding occurred. With water levels still high in many areas, the DDC is estimating that cases will continue to rise and will peak around October.
Another flood-related disease that appears to be on the increase is melioidosis, a bacterial infection that spreads through…