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September 19th, 2006, 16:33
City orders probe on report of boy died of foot and mouth disease
Bangkok's public health department has ordered investigation into a report that a young student of a Bangkok school on Sathorn Road died of foot and mouth disease.
The department is waiting for laboratory blood test of the six-year-old boy who died during the weekend after being rushed to a hospital, Sitthisat Jiamwongpaet, the department's director said.
If confirmed, the boy would be the fifth victim of the disease in Bangkok.
Declining to name the school, Sitthisat said his department has ordered spraying disinfectant at the school. Following the death of the student, that school authority decided to close the school for three days, starting on Tuesday.
He dismissed a report that about 20 schools in Wangtonglang district were closed after learning of the spreading of the disease.
The Nation
Bangkok's public health department has ordered investigation into a report that a young student of a Bangkok school on Sathorn Road died of foot and mouth disease.
The department is waiting for laboratory blood test of the six-year-old boy who died during the weekend after being rushed to a hospital, Sitthisat Jiamwongpaet, the department's director said.
If confirmed, the boy would be the fifth victim of the disease in Bangkok.
Declining to name the school, Sitthisat said his department has ordered spraying disinfectant at the school. Following the death of the student, that school authority decided to close the school for three days, starting on Tuesday.
He dismissed a report that about 20 schools in Wangtonglang district were closed after learning of the spreading of the disease.
The Nation