Tag: DDC
DDC Identifies Three Diseases as Pandemic Threats for 2024
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has identified three major diseases – COVID-19, influenza, and dengue fever – as potential pandemic threats for the year [Read More…]
Department of Disease Control Urges Public to Undergo Tuberculosis Screening
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is urging the public, especially those with underlying medical conditions that could worsen tuberculosis (TB), to [Read More…]
DDC Affirms ‘Brain-eating Amoeba’ Not Contagious
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has confirmed that the brain disease caused by Naegleria fowleri, also known as “brain-eating amoeba,” is [Read More…]
Boy who died from rare illness had COVID, DDC says
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said that a 6-year-old boy who died from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) was infected with Covid-19. Dr [Read More…]
DDC Warns Dengue Outbreak This Year Could Be Severe
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is warning that this year’s seasonal dengue outbreak could be more severe than usual, following three [Read More…]
