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Phuket is on high alert after a dengue fever advisory was issued by the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), warning residents of a potential surge in infections following a week of relentless rain, flash floods, and landslides.
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Phuket is on high alert after a dengue fever advisory was issued by the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), warning residents of a potential surge in infections following a week of relentless rain, flash floods, and landslides.
The advisory, released yesterday, September 19, comes with no detailed explanation but the timing is telling as stagnant water, a breeding ground for mosquitoes, spreads across the island.
Alarmingly, the PPHO hasn’t publicly updated dengue infection rates. However, back in July, Dr Darinda Rosa, Acting Director of the Disease Control Office 11, confirmed that Phuket led the region in dengue cases. In just the first half of the year, the island recorded the highest infection rate per 100,000 people among seven provinces in southern Thailand.
A staggering 5,853 cases have been reported, with children aged…