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On February
14, 2008, the Public Information
Division, Faculty of Medicine,
Siriraj Hospital. Mahidol University
announced that
birds in Nakorn Sawan
and Pichit Province were found
to be infected with bird flu in
the recent bird flu epidemic in
January. The trend
seems to spread if counter measure
has not been implemented. Clin.
Prof. Teerawat Kulthanan, Dean,
Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital.
Mahidol University released that
Siriraj Hospital stress the importance
of bird flu prevention, and preparation
of counter measures and surveillance
has been taken, which started
from diagnosis, special care unit
as well as dissemination of knowledge
to physicians, nurses, and related
medical personnel. Suspected bird
flu case will be screened as follow:
- Inform the public that special
track to service suspected case
is available, and provide public
relation officer available give
information concerning treatment
process at Out Patient Division.
- In the process of primary
recording of patient history
by the nurse, the suspected
patient should wear protective
mask and send to screening unit.
- At the screening unit, the
infectious control nurse records
history and measure temperature.
If no suspicion is found, the
patient would be send to normal
care unit, but if patient meet
at least one suspected criteria,
the physician would informed.
Laboratory diagnosis, chest
X-ray, and nasopharyngeal aspiration
testing would then be undertaken
according to the diagnosis and
treatment plan.
- Special care unit would be
prepared for suspected bird
flu cases, and the case would
be reported to the Department
of Disease Control, Ministry
of Public Health accordingly.
“Regardless, if you see
anyone who has high fever, headache,
coughing, sort throat, fatigue,
muscle ache, weak, and history
of contact with birds or chicken,
please take him/her to meet the
doctor. For the farmer who has
chicken, if your chicken or those
nearby die abnormally, please
inform health officials and Department
of Livestock and avoid direct
contact with bare hand.”
Clin. Prof. Teerawat Kulthanan
stated.
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Date : March 29,, 2008 |
