rooster59 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Zika virus alert in Udon Thani’s Sangkhom district Udon Thani’s Sangkhom district has been declared off-limits especially to pregnant women after a resident of the district was quarantined in Taiwan after he was tested to be infected with Zika virus. Health volunteers in all villages in Tambon Sang Nang Khao of Nong Khai’s Pone Pisai district were instructed by the director of health promotion hospital of Tambon Sang Nang Khao to mount a campaign to get rid of breeding grounds for striped mosquitoes and to inform villagers to protect themselves from mosquito bites by sleeping in sleeping nets and to avoid travelling to Sangkhom district.It was reported that health officials had visited five relatives of the person inflected with Zika virus to keep them under watch to find out whether they are infected with the virus or not. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/165199 -- Thai PBS 2016-05-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Where did The person "INFLECTED"? with the virus contract it from ? health officials had visited five relatives of the person inflected with Zika virus to keep them under watch . Why not run tests on them now rather than wait and see which might be rather late for some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Where did The person "INFLECTED" with the virus contract it from ? health officials had visited five relatives of the person inflected with Zika virus to keep them under watch . Why not run tests on them now rather than wait and see which might be rather late for some? To Quote : Taipei Times 22nd May 2016 A 34-year-old Thai man, who arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport earlier this month, was yesterday diagnosed with the Zika virus, the second case in Taiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said. The first case, also a traveler from Thailand, was confirmed by the CDC on Jan. 19 after a man was screened and found to have a fever at Taoyuan airport when he arrived on Jan. 10. Both men were from Udon Thani in northern Thailand. Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/05/22/2003646852 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggaebkk Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 That zika really feels like the the movie "Children of Men". Scary stuff... Is humanity going to be defeated by ... mosquitoes? I'd prefer a good old all out nuclear war... kind of mankind's harakiri... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Sangkhom is not in Udon Thani province but in Nong Khai one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangkhom_District It's along Mae Nam Khong going to Loei by the longest road round .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Travel advice for those going to do a visa run at Nong Khai, take plenty of mosquito repellent with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losername Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The quote function is not working for me at present. Assurancetourix, you have spotted the problem in this article which misspells Sang Khom. This district is in Udon Thani and, as stated in the article, is near Phon Phisai. The Sangkhom you refer to is, as you said, in Nong Khai along the Mekong on the long road to Loei. Quite important for mothers to be deciding which place they can visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Sorry the map was tilted. Heres a better view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 ...border town....tourists on visa runs....potentially very bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnatong Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Zika actually only causes a very minor "illness" in most people. The concern is about risks to unborn children. http://www.cdc.gov/zika/symptoms/ edit Added link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Here's the worldwide zika virus transmission map updated 26th May 2016 http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/zika_virus_infection/zika-outbreak/Pages/Zika-countries-with-transmission.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Sangkhom is not in Udon Thani province but in Nong Khai one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangkhom_District It's along Mae Nam Khong going to Loei by the longest road round .. True SangKhom district is in Nong Khai province. However Amphur Sang Khom is in Udon Thani. How do I know, I live there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jing Joe Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Zika actually only causes a very minor "illness" in most people. The concern is about risks to unborn children. http://www.cdc.gov/zika/symptoms/ edit Added link Yes John and how tragic that is. I saw a Brazilian? documentary about this and wept. That "mother/child bond" was just as extraordinary too. Be afraid mothers-to-be, very afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class C Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 This is a good read about the Zika virus from a vaccine researcher: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/what-zika-virus-epidemic-covering "What is the Zika Virus Epidemic covering up ?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnatong Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Zika actually only causes a very minor "illness" in most people. The concern is about risks to unborn children. http://www.cdc.gov/zika/symptoms/ edit Added link Yes John and how tragic that is. I saw a Brazilian? documentary about this and wept. That "mother/child bond" was just as extraordinary too. Be afraid mothers-to-be, very afraid. Much is still unknown and no absolute link has yet been proven to exist between Zika and birth defects. http://www.cdc.gov/zika/pregnancy/question-answers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 To quote Robyn IronsideNews Corp Australia Network dated March 2nd 2016 ONE of Australians’ favourite overseas holiday and honeymoon destinations has been added to the list of countries subject to “ongoing transmission” of Zika virus. So far, there have been at least eight people confirmed with Zika virus in Australia after returning from overseas, including one pregnant woman. “Given possible transmission of the disease to unborn babies, and taking a very cautious approach, pregnant women should consider postponing travel to Thailand or talk to their doctor about implication.” http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/popular-travel-spot-added-to-list-of-zika-virus-countries/news-story/a2518f4965ed174f1889dac0a3bbb97d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class C Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Looking For Volunteers We are looking for volunteers to test being bitten by the New Genetically Modified Aedes Aegypti Mosquito. A generous remuneration package includes payment of THB 10 / bite plus FREE health care if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymat Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Well, I'm sure the Thai government will be able to produce a 'cure' as they did the last time with Ebola. (Cynic eh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutone Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Informative article from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/health/what-is-zika-virus.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The quote function is not working for me at present. Assurancetourix, you have spotted the problem in this article which misspells Sang Khom. This district is in Udon Thani and, as stated in the article, is near Phon Phisai. The Sangkhom you refer to is, as you said, in Nong Khai along the Mekong on the long road to Loei. Quite important for mothers to be deciding which place they can visit. If you can read the name in thai, it's not Sang Khom but Srang Khom , even everybody pronounce Sang in place of Srang . So when I read Sang Khom on a forum or an english or french newspaper, it's " my " Sangkhom I think it is , in Nong Khai province . In Thailand we have often problems with the names of the villages; an example, in Sakon Nakhon province, you have on the same road, n* 2091 from Ban Muang to Sawang Daen Din , two villages which have exactly the same name : Ban Thon ; one is close to Ban Lao ( about 2 km ) the other is at about seven km from Sawang ; And about Ban Lao there is this one on road 2091 and another one with the same spelling in thai language on road 227 between Ban Kham Bit and Waritchaphum . Always in the same province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Posted on youtube 9 hours ago. By Now26 News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Sang Khom District, Udon Thani, Thailand Map 1 from the news in op Map 2 from wikipedia Map 3 by me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Not worry Thailand found the cure for ebola in a few days. A few how's and they will have a cure for this Zika thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Thai pbs news, 9 hours ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Now26 news less than an hour ago. Ok I'll rest my fingers.... My advice is to take mosquito repellent with you when doing the Loas visa run. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Offensive posts and replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 All fine in Thailand after all they were the first to discover a cure for the Ebola virus,, remember,, they would have already found a cure this ages ago, will be on the television any day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamwhiteelephant Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Be far more proactive, not reactionary! If this wasn’t Thailand, I’d find it hard to believe why the health officials are not tackling this Zika outbreak head-on. Not borne out in the Thailand media I’ve read, a Taiwan newspaper mentioned of the country's first two cases of Zika: “The first case, also a traveler from Thailand, was confirmed by the CDC on Jan. 19 after a man was screened and found to have a fever at Taoyuan airport when he arrived on Jan. 10. Chou said both men were from Udon Thani in northern Thailand.” Logic would suggest they both contracted Zika in Udon Thani. Why don’t the health officials be proactive and screen all residents of Udon Thani’s Sangkhom district? Then the disease could be identified there and contained. Better be prepared for this comparatively small outlay of cost and effort than a national outbreak that will be impossible to control and bring all kinds of negative consequences! But no, as so often is the case in this land, there’s not enough foresight, logical and proactive measures taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The expected outcome from this and other supposed "pandemic" outbreaks is fear from the general population, so please act accordingly - be scared! Or we could just rely on out immune systems to fight of this and the billions of other diseases we are subject to on a daily basis! Remember SARS, near shut down SEA, total of people who lost their lives = 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losername Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The quote function is not working for me at present. Assurancetourix, you have spotted the problem in this article which misspells Sang Khom. This district is in Udon Thani and, as stated in the article, is near Phon Phisai. The Sangkhom you refer to is, as you said, in Nong Khai along the Mekong on the long road to Loei. Quite important for mothers to be deciding which place they can visit. If you can read the name in thai, it's not Sang Khom but Srang Khom , even everybody pronounce Sang in place of Srang . So when I read Sang Khom on a forum or an english or french newspaper, it's " my " Sangkhom I think it is , in Nong Khai province . In Thailand we have often problems with the names of the villages; an example, in Sakon Nakhon province, you have on the same road, n* 2091 from Ban Muang to Sawang Daen Din , two villages which have exactly the same name : Ban Thon ; one is close to Ban Lao ( about 2 km ) the other is at about seven km from Sawang ; And about Ban Lao there is this one on road 2091 and another one with the same spelling in thai language on road 227 between Ban Kham Bit and Waritchaphum . Always in the same province. In my post I said twice that you were correct. I used the words "you have spotted the problem" and "as you said" thus I had intended to indicate that the error was made by the OP and not you. Sadly you now feel the need to elaborate. I have two sources, including the Wiki link that you yourself provided, that give the "ร" as silent so your condescending explanation of this example of the Thai language is not only off subject but also appears to be wrong. You appear to be keen on village names. If you had simply read the OP's article you would have seen mention of Tambon Sang Nang Khao. That would have brought you closer to the correct Sang Khom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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