Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance

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:: MBDS & Nargis

The first Thai Medical Team had aided the cyclone affected people in Myaung Mya and Labutta Township, Irrawaddy Division, Myanmar from May 19 to 30, 2008.

Summarized Case (May 19-27, 2008)
Total patients	3,768 cases
Total population	21,953 people
Total shelters	20 shelters
Gender – Male	1,785 cases
– Female	1,587 cases
Age – Children (<15 years)	930 cases
– Adult (≥ 15 years)	2,783 cases
Diseases (Most common diagnosis)
1. Acute Respiratory Infection	1,445 cases
- Upper RI	1,373 cases
- Lower RI	72 cases
2. Muscle pain / Joint pain	582 cases
3. Dyspepsia / Abdominal discomfort	391 cases
4. Acute Diarrhea	236 cases
5. Wound / Infected wound	153 cases
10 Syndromic Communicable Diseases in Surveillance
1. Bloody diarrhea	1 case
2. Acute diarrhea	235 cases
3. Suspected Measles	0 case
4. Suspected Meningitis	0 case
5. Suspected Dengue	1 case
6. Acute Jaundice Syndrome	1 case
7. Acute Respiratory Infection	1,445 case
8. Suspected Malaria	40 cases
- Confirmed Malaria (Pf)	1 case
9. Fever with unknown origin	14 case
10. Cluster of diseases of unknown origin	0 case
Rapid Test Performs
1. Malaria Rapid Test	40 cases
- Confirmed P. falciparum	1 case
2. Fl A+B Rapid Test	16 cases
- All negative
Medical Procedure
Major operation	3 operations
(2 Cleft lip closure, 1 Release scar contractor)
Minor operation
1. Casting	6 cases
2. Suturing wound	10 cases
3. Dressing wound	121 cases
4. Incision & drainage	28 cases

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