Serious dengue fever outbreak at Three Pagodas Pass
June 7, Irrawaddy
Serious dengue fever outbreak at Three Pagodas Pass - Saw Yan Naing
A major outbreak of dengue fever has hit Burmese communities living at the
Three Pagodas Pass, on the border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi province.
Local sources say the small hospital in the town of Three Pagodas Pass has
been treating an average of around 70 patients a day since the potentially
deadly disease broke out in the area in mid-May. Ten children have
reportedly died so far.
One resident told The Irrawaddy: "The hospital is full. Most of the
patients are children."
The Three Pagodas Pass hospital has only 50 beds. Medical staff are
restricted by pressure of work from taking medical aid to nearby villages.
Thai health authorities are helping out with medicines and vaccinations.
The area is plagued up to three times a year by outbreaks of dengue fever,
but this is reportedly the worst ever.
Serious dengue fever outbreak at Three Pagodas Pass - Saw Yan Naing
A major outbreak of dengue fever has hit Burmese communities living at the
Three Pagodas Pass, on the border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi province.
Local sources say the small hospital in the town of Three Pagodas Pass has
been treating an average of around 70 patients a day since the potentially
deadly disease broke out in the area in mid-May. Ten children have
reportedly died so far.
One resident told The Irrawaddy: "The hospital is full. Most of the
patients are children."
The Three Pagodas Pass hospital has only 50 beds. Medical staff are
restricted by pressure of work from taking medical aid to nearby villages.
Thai health authorities are helping out with medicines and vaccinations.
The area is plagued up to three times a year by outbreaks of dengue fever,
but this is reportedly the worst ever.
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