Thailand safe from lethal ‘Congo fever’

Thailand safe from lethal ‘Congo fever’

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PUBLISHED : 29 Jul 2023 at 08: 48 Department of Disease Control (DDC) director-general Thares Krasanairawiwong, centre, and senior health authorities appearance at a nurse who is administering a vaccine shot to a male at an senior care centre in Saphan Sung district, Bangkok on April28 (Photo: Somchai Poomlard) No cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) infection haveactually been identified in Thailand, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC). The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated CCHF, a viral haemorrhagic fever, as a hazardous contagious illness. It is dispersing in eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia with a casualty rate of 30 to 40%, DDC director-general Dr Thare
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