Published Date: 2012-06-04 08:53:04
Subject: PRO/MBDS> Leptospirosis - Thailand: Northeast
Archive Number: 20120604.1251

LEPTOSPIROSIS - THAILAND: NORTHEAST
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Date: Sun 3 Jun 2012
Source: Expat Newsletter [edited]
http://www.expatnewsletter.net/leptospirosis-sickens-184-in-northeast/


A leptospirosis outbreak in the lower Northeast affected 184 people from
[1 Jan 2012] to [1 Jun 2012], 7 of whom died, Nakhon Ratchasima's
Disease Control Office 5 director Dr Somchai Tangsupachai reported
yesterday [2 Jun 2012].

Surin had seen the severest situation with 78 leptospirosis patients, 4
of whom died, followed by Nakhon Ratchasima's 39 patients (3
fatalities), Buri Ram's 57 patients, and Chaiyaphum's 10 patients, he added.

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[The newswire above reports 184 cases of leptospirosis in the lower
northeast of Thailand between 1 Jan and 1 Jun 2012. According to the
Thai Ministry of Public Health, Bureau of Epidemiology (BOE) report on
leptospirosis, available in Thai at
http://www.boe.moph.go.th/boedb/surdata/506wk/y55/d43_2155.pdf,
between 1 Jan 2012 and 25 May 2012, a total of 827 cases and 18
fatalities were reported from 59 provinces. The attack rate was 1.30 per
100 000 population. The case fatality rate (CFR) was 0.03 percent. Of
these, 184 cases and 7 fatalities were reported from reporting area zone
14; 78 cases and 4 deaths were reported from Surin province, 57 cases
and no deaths were from Buriram, 39 cases and 3 deaths were from Nakhon
Ratchasima, and 10 cases and no deaths were from Chiyaphum.

The south region has the highest attack rate (per 100 000 population) of
leptospirosis (2.62), followed by the northeastern region (2.26), north
region (0.63) and central region (0.17). High attack rates (per 100 000
population) were reported in the provinces of Phatthalung (9.26), Surin
(5.66), Ranong (5.50), Si Sa Ket (4.91) and Loei (4.67).

In 2011, a total of 4261 cases and 70 fatalities attributed to
leptospirosis were reported in Thailand. The attack rate was 76.71 per
100 000 population, with a CFR of 0.11 percent. Of these, a total of
1062 cases and 30 deaths were reported from reporting area zone 14; 430
cases and no deaths were reported from Buriram province, 427 cases and
17 deaths were from Surin, 143 cases and 9 deaths were from Nakhon
Ratchasima, and 62 cases and 4 deaths were from Chaiyaphum.

For maps showing Thailand's regions, see
http://www.thailand-map.net/thailand_provinces/; for provinces, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Thailand. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Thailand with links to other
recent ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS postings, see
http://healthmap.org/r/2vwD. - Mod.SCM]

See Also

2011
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Leptospirosis - Thailand (05): Phatthalung 20111226.3681
Leptospirosis - Thailand (04) 20111127.3462
Leptospirosis - Thailand (03): Khon Kaen 20111109.3326
Leptospirosis - Thailand (02): Maha Sarakham 20110810.2425
Leptospirosis - Thailand 20110802.2323
2010
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Leptospirosis - Thailand (05): Sa Kaeo 20101108.4049
Leptospirosis - Thailand (04): Surin 20100907.3225
Leptospirosis - Thailand (03): Maha Sarakham 20100827.3034
Leptospirosis - Thailand (02): Surin 20100803.2602
Leptospirosis - Thailand: Kalasin 20100720.2433
2009
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Leptospirosis - Thailand: Nan 20090727.2647
2008
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Leptospirosis - Thailand (03): Nakhon Ratchasima 20081114.3585
Leptospirosis - Thailand (02) 20081013.3235
Acute resp distress syndrome - Thailand (02): leptospirosis conf.
20081002.3110
Acute resp. distress syndrome - Thailand: AI susp. 20081001.3093
Leptospirosis - Thailand 20080708.2065
2007
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Leptospirosis - China (Hong Kong) ex Thailand: RFI 20070623.2028
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