Department of Disease Control reveals “Marburg virus” incubates for 2-21 days, severe symptoms, up to 88% of them die within 7 days, indicating a low spread rate of severe disease. It’s not an epidemic like COVID. raise the level of surveillance of people traveling from “Equatorial Guinea” and Central African countries to prepare repeat don’t worry The reason for the low number of travelers Since the end of ’65, there are only 13 people who have to go through the yellow fever screening checkpoint.
On February 16, Dr. Tares Krassanaiwiwong Director General Department of Disease Control gave an interview on raising the level of surveillance of Marburg virus infection where outbreaks are increasing in Equatorial Guinea And up to 9 people have died that the World Health Organization said. There is Marburg virus disease in Equatorial Guinea. in Africa with more patients which has a team to help take care of and control the disease But in Thailand, we are prepared by screening the disease among travelers from Equatorial Guinea and neighboring countries in Central Africa. Which the journey comes in without a direct airline But will have to connect to Kenya and Ethiopia to travel to Thailand, however, since November 27, 2022 – at present, there are 13 arrivals, considered very few travelers and no problems yet. But now let’s raise the level of monitoring and surveillance from this group of countries.
The incubation period for Marburg virus is 2-21 days. It can be infected from the respiratory tract and secretions. Once infected, it will be fast and severe, with symptoms such as fever and bleeding from various organs. And died in 7 days. The nature of the disease, when the death rate is high, will not spread easily. Currently, there are no specific vaccines and drugs. Must treat according to the symptoms and take care of the body to be healthy. Covid-like protection is to wear a mask, wash your hands.
“People need not panic. Because very few people travel from the aforementioned countries. And there are no signs of disease coming around here. And these countries are already yellow fever countries. To enter the country, you must always go through the checkpoint first, check everyone’s fever, register their address in the country before going to immigration, and it takes regarding 2 days to travel by plane. Work makes it difficult to travel by plane, with 7 days the death rate is as high as 88%, “said Dr. Taret.
Dr. Taret said Thailand declares Marburg virus disease one of 13 dangerous communicable diseases. To prepare and issue various measures immediately without having to wait to go to the National Communicable Disease Committee, so if a communicable disease control checkpoint situation is encountered, it can exercise full power. Even if the disease signal has not yet arrived, we have to prepare, activate, raise the level of surveillance first. by screening nationalities from these countries and assess symptoms By asking regarding the history, asking regarding symptoms and measuring various fevers. It’s called that we are careless. But I didn’t think it would go viral like COVID.
