Melioidosis strikes Songkhla, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Buri Ram.
22 October 2023 at 04: 38 PUBLISHED
A new melioidosis outbreak has killed about 10 farmers in Buri Ram, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Songkhla, according to a warning from the Department of Disease Control ( DDC ).
A bacterial infectious disease called outbreaks, also known as Whitmore’s condition, is brought on by a fungus called Burkholderia pseudomallei or B, which is typically found in contaminated land, water, corn paddles, and cutting farms.
The spring outbreak of meliodosis is currently causing problem in health facilities.
Buri Ram( 336 cases ), Nakhon Ratchasima( 93 ), Surin( 106 ), and Chaiyaphum( 47) are the four lower northeastern provinces under the control of the DDC Office 9, according to Dr. Taweechai Wisanuyothin’s statement on Saturday. Six of them — four in Buri Ram and two in Nakhon Ratchasima — passed away from the illness.
According to Dr. Taweechai, 5.378 % of those infected were farmers, 25.88 % were workers, and 6.87 % were kids. The majority of the sick people were as least 65 years old, while the remaining people ranged in age from 55 to 64 to 45 to 54.
According to Dr. Decha Sae-Lee, director of Songkhla’s Thepha Hospital, the lowest number of outbreaks cases in the lower southeastern region provinces, five out of every seven cases found there have died from the illness since April. Before the illness, four of them had insulin.
He added that at least two cases of melioidosis were discovered in a normal year in the past, but there were no fatalities this time, making it the first time in some time that locals had passed away from the disease.
Melioidosis can infect both humans and animals through direct contact with a contaminated source, according to the Center for Disease Control ( CDC ).
Individuals can become infected, according to Dr. Taweechai, by touching soil and water, ingesting them, or perhaps breathing in the mushrooms.
Depending on the body’s antibody levels, symptoms of the disease may appear 1 – 21 days after receiving the bacteria. High fevers, sores, and respiratory diseases are symptoms of the illness.
He advised people, particularly farmers, to wear boots, cheap boot protectors, and drink completely sterile water instead of wading through water or dirt. If they experience rapid symptoms, they should seek treatment right away and contact the CDC hotline at 1422 for more details.