Surveillance and Prevention of Dengue Fever in the Community By Phimpha Daengrueang, THAILAND

1. Mrs. Phimpha Daengrueang
Phayathai community,
Bangkok, Thailand
“Surveillance and Prevention of
Dengue Fever in the Community”

2. According to reports of 50 district hospitals in Bangkok in the
year 2012 to 2014, the numbers of patients and deaths from
the dengue fever were as follows:
2012- 10,081 cases and 7 deaths
2013- 15,046 cases and 2 deaths
2014- 5,582 cases and no deaths
Total numbers of patients during 2012 – 2014 were 30,709
cases and 9 deaths.

3. Therefore, Thung Phayathai Community, Rajthevi District and
Faculty of Medicine, Ramothibodi Hospital were aware of the
importance of surveillance to prevent the spread of dengue
and then began operations since 2012 till present.
And from records of patients and
deaths from dengue fever from
2012 – 2014, Rajthevi community
had; 189 patients in 2012, 277
patients in 2013, and 103 patients in
2014 and no deaths. Total numbers
of patients during 2012 – 2014 were
569 cases.

4. Objectives Surveillance to prevent the
spread of dengue in the area

5. Methods
1.Community leaders has set up the meeting
with Rajthevi District Office, and Faculty of
Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital to request for
the support for various tools, learning media,
and guidance on surveillance and prevention
of the spread of dengue in the community.

6. 2.Establish the Surveillance Committee
in the community to prepare training
sessions to educate the youth.
Methods

7. 3.Youth and community leaders join the campaign
marching, produce leaflets and posters to educate
people in the community to explore the areas that have
possible risks of breeding common house mosquitoes.
Methods

8. 4.Youth from each household co-operate and eliminate
mosquito breeding in their homes and surrounding areas,
survey and collect data weekly, and improve environmental
conditions in order to eliminate the breeding of common
house mosquitoes.
Methods

9. Results
The community has surveillance system, various tools,
learning media, and guidance on surveillance and
prevention of the spread of dengue in the community.
The data is collected weekly by recording the risk spots
and surveying symptoms of dengue patients in their own
community.

10. Conclusions
During an outbreak of dengue fever in Thailand, many
agencies with the community educated people,
produced media, and had surveillance of dengue.
Some areas may not have received information
thoroughly and this is one of the reasons why some
people in the community do not understand the anti-
dengue surveillance.