PUBLISHED: 25 Dec 2024 at 04: 00
The Public Health Ministry has provided ample medication to treat 2,400 cholera sufferers and nearly 5, 000 typhoid vaccine doses to help Myanmar fight an outbreak that has affected major cities like Yangon, Rakhine, and Mandalay.
An approximated 7, 000 cases have been reported though these numbers remain illegal.
Some 300 cases were detected in Shwe Kokko, a village bordering Thailand’s Mae Ramat region in Tak state.
In Tak, four cases have been confirmed in Mae Sot area. The people, two Thais and two Myanmar immigrants, are being treated.
Thai officials have delivered 24, 000 typhoid pills, enough for 2, 400 patients, and 1, 482 doses of cholera vaccination via Mae Ramat Hospital to aid Myanmar beat the condition. An extra 3, 500 doses may be delivered next year.
According to the Department of Disease Control, the vaccine may aid in developing six decades of resistance.
To reduce threat, the government is urged to take well-cooked and boiling food. Authorities said typhoid is not spread by air and emphasized the importance of hand hygiene, particularly for those who come into contact with at-risk people or in shared feeding areas.