Published: 13/09/2010 at 12:00 AM
Thailand needs to strengthen its measures to limit the outbreak of dengue fever, the World Health Organisation says.
The disease is continuing to spread across the country.
"High-end treatment can save patients' lives from dengue but cannot tackle the outbreak itself as long as the public health intervention essential for controlling the vector is still weak," WHO Southeast Asia regional director Samlee Pianbangchang said.
Epidemiologists are on high alert for a dengue outbreak this year as there have been 70,902 cases nationwide with 87 reported deaths, a 117.23% increase over the same period last year.
Dengue cases have been reported across the country. The hardest-hit provinces include Pattani, Songkhla, Krabi, Narathiwat, Phatthalung, Satun, Chanthaburi, Phitsanulok and Tak.
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