Mrs. Phimpha Daengrueang Phayathai community,

Bangkok, Thailand

“Surveillance and Prevention of Dengue Fever in the Community”

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.

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.

Objectives

Surveillance to prevent the

spread of dengue in the area

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.

2.Establish the Surveillance Committee

in the community to prepare training

sessions to educate the youth.

Methods

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

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

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.

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.