PUBLISHED : 11 Sep 2023 at 17:19
The Department of Disease Control is urging the public to get screened for tuberculosis — especially individuals with underlying medical conditions which could aggravate the disease — in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease among the population.
The call followed media reports on actor Chawin “Jug” Chitsomboon, who recently contracted tuberculosis, presumably through close contact with a friend who died from the disease on Sept 5.
DDC director-general, Dr Tares Krassanairawiwong, said the public needs to keep their guard up, as according to the World Health Organization, Thailand is among the top 30 countries with the most active tuberculosis cases in the world.
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