Soldiers cross the Suriya River while patrolling the forests along the Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district. (Photo: Wassana Nanuam)
KANCHANABURI: Malaria concerns are growing among soldiers patrolling along the Myanmar border in Sangkhla Buri district, according to the army.
Army spokeswoman Maj Gen Sirichan Ngathong said soldiers patrolling the border in tambon Lai Wo were educated on how to protect against rampant malaria infections, but concerns remained.
Troops attached to the Surasee Task Force were replaced with members of the Ratchamanu fast-deployment unit under the Naresuan Task Force on April 1 due to fears about malaria, she said.
Eleven soldiers from the unit took over after the Suranaree Task…
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