EcoHealth-OneHealth Resource Centre, Chiang Mai University
Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the
Southeast Asia Region (EcoZD) project
EcoHealth Conference, Kunming China 2012
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• EcoHealth-OneHealth Resource Centre established at Chiang
Mai University
• First example of Ecosystem and Health approach
• Capacity building for the faculty members through research
thinking
• The project “Kitchen of the world”
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a workshop to develop a research project proposal on
concept, of “Thailand: Kitchen of the World”
9– 10 February 2011

Social Science
OE
SP MP
BW-LR
PL CSR
LB
DP PW
PK
Animal
TM LS Human
PA
FU NA AU
WN
UA SJ
Biology
Figure 1: Workshop participants come from different academic faculties and
disciplines

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Figure 5 Meat Production chain
Healthy Taste
Affordability
Safety
Environmental
High quality food Sustainability
Food vendor/ Market
Slaughterhouse
Farm

Series of research concept notes
Concept Details
Note
1 Diarrheal from food borne disease in humans, Thailand, 2003-2011
2 Livestock farming and population; the change of pattern during
2003-2011
3 Description of the smallholder beef production system in the
northern region of Thailand
4 Food vendors

Concept Details
Note
1 Diarrheal from food borne disease in humans, Thailand, 2003-2011
• Bureau of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
• Data
1. Surveillance database system
• Calculated based on the number of population
• Reported the number of case
2. Outbreak investigation report
• Reported from SRRT or Health center
• Only some cases have been investigated
• Source of infection

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Figure 1: Number of food poisoning cases by each region, Thailand 2003-2010
100000
90000
North Region Central Region North-Eastern Region South Region
80000
70000
60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Figure 2: Number of food poisoning cases by occupation, Thailand, 2006
50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

Figure 3: Foodborne outbreak investigations by region, Thailand, 2003-2010
Central 18
North 14
Northeast 7
East 5
South 4
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Table 2: Number of food poisoning outbreak investigation by
month, Thailand, 2003-2010
Month/year 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 0 0 0
Jun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jul 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 0 0
Sep 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 0 0 0 0 0
Total

Table 2: Number and percentage of foodborne outbreak investigation, 2003-2011,
Thailand
Cause/Year 2003 Total %
Bacteria
Chemical 0 0 0 0 0
Parasite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toxin 0 0 0 0 0
Virus 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total

Figure 4: The percentage of food poisoning outbreak investigation by source
of infection, Thailand, 2003-2011
42.55% 36.17%
red meat
chicken
fish and saefood
6.38%
14.89% non-meat

Concept Details
Note
2 Livestock farming and population; the change of pattern during
2003-2011
• Department of Livestock Development, Thailand
• The number of livestock population during past 7 years.

Figure 5 : The total number of goats and sheep in Thailand during 2007-2011
500000
450000
400000
350000
300000
250000 goat
200000 sheep
150000
100000
50000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 6 : The total number of ducks and chicken in Thailand during 2007-2011
35000000
30000000
25000000
20000000
duck
15000000 chicken
10000000
50000000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 7 : The total number of beef cattle, dairy ,and buffalo in Thailand during
2007-2011
10000000
9000000
8000000
7000000
6000000
5000000 beef cattle
dairy
4000000 buffalo
3000000
2000000
1000000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Figure 8 : The total number of pigs in Thailand during 2007-2011
12000000
10000000
8000000
6000000
4000000
2000000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

• Gaps in national surveillance data base system
– People behavior
– Reporting system
– Cause of the disease
• Underreport or disease burden of diarrhea
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a workshop to develop a research project proposal
on concept of “Thailand: Kitchen of the World”
February 22-23, 2012

Veterinary
Economics
Medicine
Disease Burden, Local Social science
Nursing Knowledge
Risk Perception and Behavior
in Relation to Foodborne
Diarrheal Disease
amongst Peoples in High and
Low
Diarrheal Incidence Areas
of Northern Thailand

the social and
economic
impact
the frequency of
diarrhea in high foodborne
and low disease
diarrheal prevention
disease knowledge
incidence areas Foodborne
diarrheal
disease
food
consumption
Risk perception habits and
potential risk
behaviors

Data collection instrument
Village and household
Interviewing Focus group
environmental status
questionnaire discussion guide
survey form

Developing of Identify the Data collection
the conceptual relevant system Outcome and
and analysis
diagram and gaps way forward
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