Department of Disease Control Urges Public to Undergo Tuberculosis Screening

Vimut Hospital in Phaya Thai, Bangkok
Vimut Hospital in Phaya Thai, Bangkok. Photo: Dharmadana. CC BY-SA 4.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is urging the public, especially those with underlying medical conditions that could worsen tuberculosis (TB), to [Read More…]

Thailand to Screen For Marburg Virus at Points of Entry for Certain Travelers

Gates A1 to A6, Concourse A, Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
Gates A1 to A6, Concourse A at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok Photo: David McKelvey / flickr.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has instructed international disease control checkpoints to screen all arrivals from countries with confirmed cases of [Read More…]

Prachuap Khiri Khan Macaques screened for monkeypox during neutering

Macaque walking on a High-voltage cable
Macaque walking harmlessly on a High-voltage cable in Southern Thailand. Photo: Thailand News.

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Wild macaques are being tested for monkeypox during a regular neutering campaign to control the population in this lower central province, an [Read More…]

Monkeypox screening begins at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan. Visa on Arrival, Health Control, Baggage Claim and Transfers
Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan. Visa on Arrival, Health Control, Baggage Claim, Immigration and Transfers. Photo: dmaniax.com / flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

The international disease control and quarantine office at Suvarnabhumi airport has begun to screen travellers from abroad for monkeypox, using the Thailand Pass system, Department [Read More…]

Intense screening of international passengers at Samui Airport, as precaution against Omicron variant

Bangkok Airways Airbus A319 at Koh Samui Airport
Bangkok Airways Airbus A319 at Koh Samui Airport. Photo: D.G. Bouma. CC BY-SA 4.0.

SAMUI (NNT) – The first international flight to land on Samui island since the emergence of the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. [Read More…]

Screening System Prepared to Check Air Passengers Arrivals’ Health Info

Immigration forms at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
Immigration forms at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. Photo: TAKA@P.P.R.S / flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (TNA) – Airports of Thailand (AOT) will apply its Advance Passenger Processing System (APPS) to quickly check the health certification of air [Read More…]