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Health Thailand Issues Soil Fever Warning After 136 Deaths

BANGKOK – Thailand health officials have issued an urgent national health warning following 136 confirmed deaths linked to melioidosis, a dangerous bacterial infection commonly known as soil fever. Heavy monsoon rainfall and standing floodwaters have sharply elevated infection risks across vulnerable farming communities, leaving rural workers and vulnerable elders in urgent need of medical…

Health Thailand Issues Soil Fever Warning After 136 Deaths

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