2023-07-30 14:48:00
Dengue fever is an endemic epidemic of Thailand. Including countries in the tropical belt. Dengue virus (DENV) is a vector of Aedes mosquitoes. Outbreaks are found throughout the year, especially during the rainy season. And there is a heavy outbreak every 2-5 years. Most recently, the Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health Report on the situation of dengue fever from January to June 2023. More than 45,000 cases were found and 41 deaths.
National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health by the Department of Disease Control Research and development of the “Than Pandemic” platform to support proactive surveillance and control of dengue outbreaks for health workers. It has also been extended to the “Knowing” application to be a tool for people to use to track the situation of dengue fever outbreaks. Including other health risks Sponsored by Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Dr. Naiyana Sahavechphan, head of simulation and data-driven systems research team at NECTECH NSTDA, said that NECTEC NSTDA has collaborated with the Department of Disease Control. The “Than Pandemic” platform has been launched since 2016 to support more effective and up-to-date planning for the prevention and control of the dengue outbreak. Which consists of 4 main applications, namely, Pandemic Survey to help collect survey data for mosquito larvae And report the abundance of mosquito larvae to the area in real time. catch up with the epidemic To present the situation of dengue fever together with the abundance of Aedes aegypti larvae on maps and tables according to the dimensions of interest. timely epidemic report To help summarize important datasets that are regularly used in the form of reports automatically and timely epidemic analysis to support data analysis in perspectives of interest
“This is to make people aware and protect themselves from dengue fever. NECTEC research team, NSTDA and Department of Disease Control They have also jointly developed an extension of the epidemic into the “Kao Tan” application as a tool to notify the risk of dengue fever according to the location of the user at that time, along with advice on self-prevention. In addition, users can also view information in the form of a map from the district level to the overall country level. To notify acquaintances or plan to prepare protective equipment such as long-sleeved shirts and mosquito repellent before traveling to risky areas.
However, the “Knowledge” application can also alert other health risks such as the outbreak of COVID-19. Situation of small dust, PM2.5, heat index that may lead to heat stroke including the weather Let the public know in one application. The public can download the application. “Know” to use at Play Store and App
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