PUBLISHED: 15 Jun 2024 at 05: 58
The Department of Disease Control claims that Thailand has not received any human cases of bird flu, but specialists advise individuals traveling from areas where there has been an H5N2 epidemic to self-monitor.
The authorities have instructed travelers coming into Thailand from an epidemic area to look out for unusual respiratory symptoms within 14 days of arrival and to immediately call a doctor if they notice any of these symptoms.
Thailand has n’t had any bird flu cases in humans since 2006, according to disease control chief Dr. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn.
But, agencies, including the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and the Department of Livestock, have been working closely to observe any epidemics among animals, he said.
According to Dr. Thongchai, there are serious measures in place in case an outbreak is discovered. Both the Department of Medical Sciences and the Department of Livestock have laboratory facilities to check for the H5N2 popular pressure.
He claimed that the World Health Organization ( WHO ) earlier this month confirmed the first fatality caused by Avian Influenza A ( H5N2 ).
The WHO said a 59- season- older man in Mexico died on April 24 after struggling from breathing difficulties, diarrhea, vomiting and flu symptoms.
Despite not having had any contact with birds, the gentleman was also reported to have high blood pressure, diabetes, and chronic liver disease.
A bird flu outbreak was reported in the boy’s place in March, according to authorities. The gentleman was the nation’s first people to have contracted the H5N2 version.
However, the WHO has stated that this particular disease poses a low risk to the general public.