Department of Disease Control reveals dengue fever statistics from 1 Jan. to 1 Mar. 2023, 6,156 sick, 4 deaths, 6.6 times more severe in Jan. (more than 2022) epidemic areas in Bangkok, the highest
At the beginning of March 2023, the Department of Disease Control revealed Information from the disease surveillance reporting system Situation of Dengue Fever in 2023 (1 Jan. – 1 Mar. 2023)
– 6,156 patients, 4 deaths
– The age groups with the highest morbidity rates were 5-14 years, 15-24 years and 0-4 years, accounting for 27.81%, 16.39 and 12.76%, respectively.
– Female to male ratio is 1:1.10
– The areas with the highest morbidity rates are Bangkok, the South, the Central, the North and the Northeast. representing 23.84, 16.33, 14.07, 4.60 and 1.51 percent, respectively.
“The number of monthly dengue patients in 2023 compared to 2022 showed that in January there were 6.6 times more patients than last year. This week’s prognosis and health threats. It is expected that during this period there is a tendency to find more patients and from the survey data of mosquito larvae. Via the VHV/VH application online, week 8, the number of 394,045 houses, 33,661 houses with mosquito larvae were found, representing the House Index: HI at 8.54% and surveying 4,332,352 containers. 208,425 pieces of mosquito larvae were found, representing a Container Index: CI of 4.81% (data as of February 18, 2023)”
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