Via The Nation, Thailand prepares itself by closely monitoring the country for influenza H1N1 outbreaks :
" The Public Health Ministry is keeping a close eye on type-A (H1N1) infections in the 10 provinces which have the highest number of influenza patients, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday.
The ten provinces are Nonthaburi with 26 cases, Nakhon Ratchasima with 22, Bangkok with 18, Nakhon Sawan with 12, Pathum Thani with eight, Samut Prakan with five, Lop Buri with five, Udon Thani with three, Sukhothai with three and Phitsanulok with two.
The ministry estimates that from January to September 4, about 9,612 people were infected with the virus and 63 succumbed to it. In addition, about 51,594 were affected by the seasonal flu virus. "I have instructed provincial public health officials across the country to closely monitor patients," Jurin said at a press conference.
So far, there have been no reports of the type-A (H1N1) virus mutating or anyone developing a resistance to the antiviral drug in Thailand.
Citing a study by the Department of Medical Sciences, Jurin said only seven out of 518 samples collected from patients with the flu virus showed any resistance to the antiviral drug Oseltamivir. Six of the patients did not have severe symptoms while the seventh patient had already been given Zanamivir - another drug to fight the flu."
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