800,000 'bird flu busters' set for door-to-door campaigns

[AlaskaDenise]

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SUPHAN BURI, Aug 23 (TNA) - Launching a door-to-door campaign against bird flu, Thailand's Ministry of Public Health is set to send over 800,000 health volunteers to educate people at home on how to prevent the deadly virus, according to Caretaker Public Health Minister Pinij Jarusombat on Wednesday.

Mr. Pinij, now inspecting bird flu control in central Suphan Buri province, said the so-called 'bird flu busters' will be sent into action in the ministry's door-to-door anti-bird flu campaign nationwide August 23 to 31 to educate the public on strict rules they must follow in order to prevent the infection and spread of bird flu.

To be carried with them for distribution to the public are varied kinds of bird flu media materials, such as posters, pamphlets, and similar others with the message to be conveyed focusing on hygienic household practices, especially in relation to poultry contact.

In the first stage, the campaign will focus on at-risk areas in 30 provinces which have experienced bird flu outbreaks before, including 12 provinces in the North, 10 in the central region, seven in the Northeast, and one in the South, the minister said.

Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Prat Boonyawongwirot said that in the 24 hours from 6am on August 22, some 79 patients with flu-like symptoms were hospitalised in 22 provinces, quarantined and
monitored for possible bird flu, awaiting laboratory tests to indicate whether they carried the deadly virus or not.

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[ruthbeme]

Re: 800,000 'bird flu busters' set for door-to-door campaigns

Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Prat Boonyawongwirot said that in the 24 hours from 6am on August 22, some 79 patients with flu-like symptoms were hospitalised in 22 provinces, quarantined and
monitored for possible bird flu, awaiting laboratory tests to indicate whether they carried the deadly virus or not.






WOW this is not good! I wonder if they will consider this a cluster.

 

[Commonground]

Re: 800,000 'bird flu busters' set for door-to-door campaigns

Ruthbeme, when I read the article, I just thought they currently had 79 people. So I just moved on. They didn't say 79 were admitted. They said hospitalized. So, this may be a tally they took for that 24 hour period. What do you think?

"79 patients with flu-like symptoms were hospitalised"

 

[ruthbeme]

Re: 800,000 'bird flu busters' set for door-to-door campaigns

I did not look at this as a tally, but language is funny that way. It could be a tally. I have started to look for other article to confirm this. Nothing so far. It seems that if they were speaking of a tally they would not of included the words "in the 24 hours".

 

[Commonground]

Re: 800,000 'bird flu busters' set for door-to-door campaigns

I agree Ruthbeme - but let's see if we can find some more articles - because it's the "24 hours" that is throwing us off.