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Genetic Characterization of Chikungunya Virus in Field-Caught Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes Collected During the Recent Outbreaks in 2019, Thailand
pathogens Article Genetic Characterization of Chikungunya Virus in Field-Caught Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Collected during the Recent Outbreaks in 2019, Thailand Proawpilart Intayot 1, Atchara Phumee 2,3 , Rungfar Boonserm 3, Sriwatapron Sor-suwan 3, Rome Buathong 4, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee 2, Narisa Brownell 3, Yong Poovorawan 5 and Padet Siriyasatien 3,* 1 Medical Science Program, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand 2 Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases-Health Science Centre, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand 3 Vector Biology and Vector Borne Disease Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand 4 Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand 5 Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +66-2256-4387 Received: 30 June 2019; Accepted: 1 August 2019; Published: 2 August 2019 Abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus belonging to the genus Alphavirus. The virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected female Aedes mosquitoes, primarily Aedes aegypti. CHIKV infection is spreading worldwide, and it periodically sparks new outbreaks. There are no specific drugs or effective vaccines against CHIKV. The interruption of pathogen transmission by mosquito control provides the only effective approach to the control of CHIKV infection. Many studies have shown that CHIKV can be transmitted among the Ae. aegypti through vertical transmission. The previous chikungunya fever outbreaks in Thailand during 2008–2009 were caused by CHIKV, the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype. -
Chiang Mai Lampang Lamphun Mae Hong Son Contents Chiang Mai 8 Lampang 26 Lamphun 34 Mae Hong Son 40
Chiang Mai Lampang Lamphun Mae Hong Son Contents Chiang Mai 8 Lampang 26 Lamphun 34 Mae Hong Son 40 View Point in Mae Hong Son Located some 00 km. from Bangkok, Chiang Mai is the principal city of northern Thailand and capital of the province of the same name. Popularly known as “The Rose of the North” and with an en- chanting location on the banks of the Ping River, the city and its surroundings are blessed with stunning natural beauty and a uniquely indigenous cultural identity. Founded in 12 by King Mengrai as the capital of the Lanna Kingdom, Chiang Mai has had a long and mostly independent history, which has to a large extent preserved a most distinctive culture. This is witnessed both in the daily lives of the people, who maintain their own dialect, customs and cuisine, and in a host of ancient temples, fascinating for their northern Thai architectural Styles and rich decorative details. Chiang Mai also continues its renowned tradition as a handicraft centre, producing items in silk, wood, silver, ceramics and more, which make the city the country’s top shopping destination for arts and crafts. Beyond the city, Chiang Mai province spreads over an area of 20,000 sq. km. offering some of the most picturesque scenery in the whole Kingdom. The fertile Ping River Valley, a patchwork of paddy fields, is surrounded by rolling hills and the province as a whole is one of forested mountains (including Thailand’s highest peak, Doi Inthanon), jungles and rivers. Here is the ideal terrain for adventure travel by trekking on elephant back, river rafting or four-wheel drive safaris in a natural wonderland. -
Launching of Two Ceramics Villages in Lampang Province (29/7/2015)
Launching of Two Ceramics Villages in Lampang Province (29/7/2015) Lampang province in the North has organized an event to introduce to members of the media and representatives of the public and private sectors two ceramics villages in order to promote tourism and build up community enterprises. The two villages are Ban Sala Meng and Ban Sala Bua Bok in Tha Pha subdistrict, Ko Kha district. The Tha Pha Subdistrict Municipality is joining hands with the Lampang Provincial Tourism and Sports Office and the Lampang Provincial Community Development Office in promoting these two villages as \"OTOP Tourism Villages. OTOP stands for the \"One Tambon, One Product program, which aims to build up small enterprises in communities by encouraging the people to manufacture local products using their homegrown skills and expertise. It is a way of stimulating human creativity and innovation at the grassroots level, as well as generating more income for local people. Thailand is rich in raw materials for making ceramics and pottery. Ceramics and pottery of high quality are produced in several areas in the country, but Lampang has become the largest ceramics- producing area for the Thai ceramics industry. According to the Department of Industrial Promotion, there are currently more than 700 ceramics entrepreneurs in Lampang, Ratchaburi, Saraburi, Chiang Mai, Samut Sakhon, and Sukhothai. More than 70 percent of them are in Lampang, which is the location of over 200 ceramics factories, with about 9,000 workers. Lampang Deputy Governor Rittipong Techaphan said that more than 60 ceramics factories are located in the two OTOP tourism villages in Ko Kha district. -
The Transport Trend of Thailand and Malaysia
Executive Summary Report The Potential Assessment and Readiness of Transport Infrastructure and Services in Thailand for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Content Page 1. Introduction 1.1 Rationales 1 1.2 Objectives of Study 1 1.3 Scopes of Study 2 1.4 Methodology of Study 4 2. Current Status of Thailand Transport System in Line with Transport Agreement of ASEAN Community 2.1 Master Plan and Agreement on Transport System in ASEAN 5 2.2 Major Transport Systems for ASEAN Economic Community 7 2.2.1 ASEAN Highway Network 7 2.2.2 Major Railway Network for ASEAN Economic Community 9 2.2.3 Main Land Border Passes for ASEAN Economic Community 10 2.2.4 Main Ports for ASEAN Economic Community 11 2.2.5 Main Airports for ASEAN Economic Community 12 2.3 Efficiency of Current Transport System for ASEAN Economic Community 12 3. Performance of Thailand Economy and Transport Trend after the Beginning of ASEAN Economic Community 3.1 Factors Affecting Cross-Border Trade and Transit 14 3.2 Economic Development for Production Base Thriving in Thailand 15 3.2.1 The analysis of International Economic and Trade of Thailand and ASEAN 15 3.2.2 Major Production Bases and Commodity Flow of Prospect Products 16 3.2.3 Selection of Potential Industries to be the Common Production Bases of Thailand 17 and ASEAN 3.2.4 Current Situation of Targeted Industries 18 3.2.5 Linkage of Targeted Industries at Border Areas, Important Production Bases, 19 and Inner Domestic Areas TransConsult Co., Ltd. King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi 2T Consulting and Management Co., Ltd. -
Middle Miocene Molluscan Assemblages in Mae Moh Basin, Lampang Province, Northern Thailand
ScienceAsia 31 (2005): 183-191 Middle Miocene Molluscan Assemblages in Mae Moh Basin, Lampang Province, Northern Thailand Wickanet Songthama, Hiroaki Ugaib, Suvapak Imsamuta, Somkiat Maranateb, Wattana Tansathiena, Assanee Meesooka and Wirote Saengsrichana a Bureau of Geological Survey, Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok, Thailand b Goshoura Cretaceous Museum, Goshoura-cho, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan Received 9 Jul 2004 Accepted 14 Feb 2005 ABSTRACT: Molluscan beds in the Mae Moh basin have been observed and studied. Each individual molluscan bed has its own unique assemblage and occurs in a stratigraphic succession which allows for close stratigraphic correlations to be made within the Middle Miocene Mae Moh Group. Each molluscan species occurs in a particular facies showing close relationship between each taxon and its habitat. ?Paludina occurs in claystone and ligneous claystone indicating that its habitat was a lake with no vegetation or only sparse vegetation growing around it. Specimens of the Family Planorbidae must have preferred living in swamp containing dense vegetation since they occur in coal beds and ligneous claystone. Melanoides sp. cf. M. tuberculata occurs in claystone, suggesting that their habitats were in lake with little or no vegetation growing in it, similar to the living Melanoides tuberculata, which is a burrower into the lake sediments. The specimens of the Genus Bellamya have probably lived in the same conditions as Melanoides sp. cf. M. tuberculata did but not burrow. The twelve metre-thick Bellamya Bed was formed by a dynamic sedimentary process rather than by snail dying and being deposited in situ. The snails were regarded as being somehow transported for a short distance. -
ON the HISTORY of CHIANG RAI HANSPENTH ARCHIVE of LAN NA INSCRIPTIONS, SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CHIANG Mal UNIVERSITY
ON THE HISTORY OF CHIANG RAI HANSPENTH ARCHIVE OF LAN NA INSCRIPTIONS, SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CHIANG MAl UNIVERSITY The historical sources are nearly all agreed that King out the time and throughout its area of distribution, mang has Mang Rai founded Chiang Rai in Culasakkaraja (C.S.) 624, a the meaning of "king" or of "kingdom." year Tao Set. 1 It is therefore probable that Chiang Rai was founded sometime between 27 March 1262 A.D. and 28 March We do not know for how long mang was used in the royal 1263 A.D. 2 house ofthe Thai Yuan, to which PhayaMang Rai belonged. But Most sources do not indicate the day and the month, but it seems that soon after 1300 A.D. mang fell into disuse and was according to a work on the history of Phayao (PA Y.PP.29), the replaced by phaya after a period of transition during which both foundation day was a day 3, month 2, day 15 of the waxing words were used. The Chronicle of Chiang Mai mentions only moon, i.e. day of the full moon, C.S. 624. That corresponds to a two mang: Mang Rai and Mang Khram, his son. Both are also called phayif by the chronicle. But although mang is regularly Tuesday in about October- November 1292 or to a Tuesday two months later, viz. in about December 1262 - January 1263, used for Phaya Mang Rai and sometimes even exclusively depending on whether "month 2" here means the LcL11 Na (dropping the phaya), his son is rarely called Mang Khram; usually he is called Phaya Khram. -
Breast Cancer in Lampang, a Province in Northern Thailand
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.18.8327 Incidence Trends of Breast Cancer in Lampang, Northern Thailand RESEARCH ARTICLE Breast Cancer in Lampang, a Province in Northern Thailand: Analysis of 1993–2012 Incidence Data and Future Trends Somkiat Lalitwongsa1, Donsuk Pongnikorn1, Karnchana Daoprasert1, Hutcha Sriplung2*, Surichai Bilheem2 Abstract Background: The recent epidemiologic transition in Thailand, with decreasing incidence of infectious diseases along with increasing rates of chronic conditions, including cancer, is a serious problem for the country. Breast cancer has the highest incidence rates among females throughout Thailand. Lampang is a province in the upper part of Northern Thailand. A study was needed to identify the current burden, and the future trends of breast cancer in upper Northern Thai women. Materials and Methods: Here we used cancer incidence data from the Lampang Cancer Registry to characterize and analyze the local incidence of breast cancer. Joinpoint analysis, age period cohort model and Nordpred package were used to investigate the incidences of breast cancer in the province from 1993 to 2012 and to project future trends from 2013 to 2030. Results: Age-standardized incidence rates (world) of breast cancer in the upper parts of Northern Thailand increased from 16.7 to 26.3 cases per 100,000 female population which is equivalent to an annual percentage change of 2.0-2.8%, according to the method used. Linear drift effects played a role in shaping the increase of incidence. The three projection method suggested that incidence rates would continue to increase in the future with incidence for women aged 50 and above, increasing at a higher rate than for women below the age of 50. -
Chapter 1 Overview of Environmental Issues and Environmental
Chapter 1 Overview of Environmental Issues and Environmental Conservation Practices in Thailand This chapter is divided into eight sections that encompass all the basic information required for Japanese companies to work out the most appropriate environmental measures for their particular operations in Thailand. Section 1 gives a brief account of the relationship of Japanese companies and Thailand, while Section 2 outlines Thailand's present environmental problems. Section 3 explains the environmental administrative system and the Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act of 1992, and Section 4 covers the principal laws relating to industrial pollution. Sections 5, 6, and 7 describe the regulatory regime and procedures for dealing with the three main environmental issues in Thailand – water pollution, air pollution, and hazardous waste. Section 8 is about environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is required for plant construction and other projects in specific industries, and explains the assessment system and the industries to which the EIA system applies. The complete text of the Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act is given in Appendix 1. 1 Section 1 Thailand and Japanese Companies 3 Chapter 1 – Section 1 1. Long-Established and Ongoing Bilateral Relations Thailand is 513,000 square kilometers in area, about 1.4 times the size of Japan (Figure 1-1-1). Shaped, so they say, like an elephant's head, Thailand has a population of 61.14 million people as of July 1998. Japan has a long, unbroken history of cultural interchange and friendship with Thailand, going back over 600 years. The Ayuthaya dynasty, which ruled for about 400 years from the end of the 14th century until the middle of the 18th century, welcomed foreign trade and the shogunate in Japan reciprocated by sending licensed merchant ships there. -
02-179 Double-Terachai
The THAI Journal of SURGERY 2017;38:7-13. Official Publication of the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand Original Article Double iFOB Test and Single iFOB Test Positive for Colorectal Cancer Screening:An Experience in Songkhla Province, Thailand Terachai Songkiatkawin, MD* Jirat Jiratham-opas, MD* Vallop Ditsuwan, Ph.D*,† Thanittha Ditsuwan, Ph.D‡ Dusadee Rammasut, BNS* Piyatida Suwanchot, BNS* Supatcharapon Chat, Cert.* *Hatyai Surgical Endoscopic Center, Hatyai Hospital, Songkhla TResearch and Development Institute, Thaksin University, Songkhla ‡Department of Disease Control 12, Songkhla Abstract Objective: This study was aimed to determine single and double immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOB) positive rate, prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in average risk individuals (ARIs), burden colonoscopy, and identifying constraints for implementing CRC screening. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional design. The targeted population was ARI aged between 50-70 years old. Two areas, in Songkhla province, were randomly selected. Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and colonoscopy were used as screence and diagnostic tests. In Hat Yai, participant received one iFOB test and colonoscopy was indicated for those with a positive FIT. In Na Mom, 1-3 iFOB were provided to each individual and colonoscopy was indicated for the participant with double FIT positive. The study proposal was approved by the Hatyai Hospital Ethical Committee (ID 11 (25/03/2015)) and proper treatments were provided to all CRC suspected case. Results: In Hat Yai, 883 participants were recruited and FIT positive was 274 (31.03%) whereas 94 (34.31%) received colonoscopy. We found that 8 (9.06%), 1(1.13%), and 2 (2.27%) were small adenoma, advanced adenoma, and colon cancer. -
Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Duct
Surathat Pongnikorn, Nimit Martin Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Duct In Thailand during the period males (377 cases) in a ratio of 1.9:1. 1995-1997, carcinoma of gallblad- Gallbladder cancer and extra- Chapter II der and extrahepatic duct is not in- hepatic bile duct carcinoma are the cluded in the top ten of the most tenth in frequency in Lampang in frequency. The estimated inci- both males (ASR = 3.6) and fe- dence rate is 1.6 per 100 000 among males (ASR = 3.3) which is the males and 2.4 per 100 000 among highest incidence rate among five females. Females (728 cases) are centers. Female are affected more affected by gallbladder and extra- than males in Chiang Mai, Bang- 8 hepatic bile duct cancer more than kok and Songkhla although in Figure 2.8.1 Gallbladder and extrahepatic bile duct cancer in different regions, 1995- GALLBLADDER 1997 AND EXTRAHEPATIC Male *USA, New Maxico 4.3 BILE DUCT American Indian ICD-10 C23-24 Thailand 1.6 Chiang Mai 1.5 Surathat Pongnikorn, M.D. Nimit Martin, M.D. Lampang 3.6 Khon Kaen 1.9 Bangkok 1.2 Songkhla 0.9 0510 ASR (World) Female *India, Delhi 8.8 Thailand 2.4 Chiang Mai 3.2 Lampang 3.3 Khon Kaen 1.6 Bangkok 1.4 Songkhla 1.1 0510 ASR (World) *The highest incidence in CI5 Vol. VIII 38 p. 38-¥” Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Duct Surathat Pongnikorn, Nimit Martin Lampang and Khon Kaen males are Figure 2.8.2 Age-specific incidence rates of gallbladder and extrahepatic bile duct affected more than females. -
FACT SHEET for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Office of International
2019-2020 FACT S HEET FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Office of International Affairs Thammasat University Full name of university Thammasat University Mailing Address Office of International Affairs (OIA) Thammasat University 2 Prachan Rd. Bangkok 10200 Thailand University’s Website www.tu.ac.th Office of International Affairs’s www.oia.tu.ac.th Website Contact details of the division of Head, Division of Mobility Mobility ([email protected]) Ms. Pimchan Piamwari Tel.+66 (0)2 613 3023 E-mail :[email protected] Asia / Oceania / Europe Ms. Panyaphat Sommai Position: Regional coordinator (Incoming and Outgoing) Tel.+66 (0)2 613 2047 E-mail: [email protected] North American / Latin America / ISEP Program Mr. Tatthana Swatdiwetin Position : Regional coordinator (Incoming and Outgoing) Tel.+66 (0)2 613 2047 E-mail : [email protected] Japan (For only Kanto / Chubu / Tohoku / Hokkaido) Ms. Varinya Pasugswad Position : Regional coordinator (Incoming and Outgoing) Tel.+66 (0)2 613 2046 Email: [email protected] Japan (For only Kansai / Chugoku /Shikoku /Kyushu & Okinawa) Ms. Nanthawan Ketthiangkit Position : Regional coordinator (Incoming and Outgoing) Tel. +66 (0)02 613 2046 Email: [email protected] General information about the Thammasat University, the second oldest university in Thailand, was university established in 1934. There are 27 faculties which offer more than 290 (Location/ Nu mb e r of students etc.) academic programs (117 are undergraduate while the others are graduate level). Presently, there are around 38 ,6 57 students. 8 0 % of them are undergraduate students. -
WHO Thailand Situation Report
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Data as reported by the CCSA mid-day press briefing 27 December 2020 WHO Thailand Situation Report THAILAND SITUATION 6,141 60 1,902 4,161 UPDATE Confirmed Deaths Hospitalized Recovered SPOTLIGHT • On the 27th of December 2020, 121 new cases of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were reported by the Ministry of Public Health. The total number of cases reported in Thailand is currently 6,141. • Of these cases, 68 % (4,161) have recovered, 1% (60) have died and 31 % (1,902) are still receiving treatment. No new deaths were reported. • The 121 laboratory-confirmed cases reported today include 8 individuals who entered the country recently and were diagnosed in quarantine facilities. A case is also reported in an individual who entered Thailand recently, but was not in Quarantine. There are 94 new cases classified as ‘domestic transmission’. The remaining 18 cases are in individuals in Samut Sakhon who have been identified through contact tracing and active case finding. • COVID-19 cases linked to the event in Samut Sakhon have now been reported in an additional 38 Provinces. o 18-21 December: Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Prakan (3) o 22 December: Chachoengsao, Pathum Thani, Saraburi, Uttradit and Petchaburi (5) o 23 December: Petchabun, Krabi, Kampaeng Phet, Khon Kaen, Ayutthaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi, Phuket, Suphanburi (9) o 24 December: Samut Songkram, Chainat, Pichit, Ang Thong, Nakhon Sawan, Udon Tani, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Surat Thani (9) o 25 December: Ratchaburi, Chonburi, Loei, Ubon Ratchatani, Songkhla, Nonthaburi (6) o 26 December: Rayong, Trang, Satun, Sukhothai, Nakhon Nayok (5) • In total, 11,620 individuals have been tested through active cases finding / screening in Samut Sakhon, of ths total, 1356 (11.7%) have been confirmed infected with COVID-19.