The Inspector General of the SorTor. Health Region 6 reveals the results of a disease investigation in the case of 25 students at a school near a steel smelter in Prachinburi province. ) is not related to cesium-137 The results of the urine tests of 52 workers also found no contamination of cesium-137.

Dr. Suthep Petchmak, Inspector General of the Ministry of Public Health, Health Region 6, discussed the progress of the investigation into the disease among students. Ban Khok Krathon School Lad Takhian Subdistrict Kabin Buri District Prachinburi Province It is located near an iron smelter where radioactive caesium-137 is being smelted. Gradually, there are many continuous illnesses. That he received a report on the results of the investigation of the aforementioned case from Dr. Surin Suebcheung, a public health physician in Prachin Buri Province. as event commander Medical and Public Health Emergency Operations Center Prachinburi Province It was said that from visiting the disease investigation area jointly between the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 6 (Sor Kor.), Chonburi Province. Prachin Buri Provincial Public Health Office And Kabinburi Hospital on March 27, 2023, it was found that the school had a total of 129 students from kindergarten to grade 6 and 11 personnel with respiratory illnesses from March 21-27. 2023 found 25 patients, representing 19. 38%, mostly 7 cases in Grade 6, followed by 5 cases in Grade 3 and 1, 4 cases in Grade 5 and Grade 4, mostly with fever, headache, chills and Cough, a risk factor for eating together at lunch which is during the final exam The first sick student did not stop studying. and join the exam with friends as usual

Dr. Suthep went on to say that initially the doctor diagnosed it as a cluster of common cold illnesses and prescribed medication according to the symptoms. by allowing the patient to receive the drug Lat Takhian Police Station and Hat Nang Kaew Police Station As for the laboratory results, it was found that Complete blood count (CBC) from Kabinburi Hospital Among the 19 symptomatic students, all were normal and were tested for COVID-19 with ATK. In the 23 symptomatic group, all were negative. The Disease Investigation Team 6 collected samples from 5 patients and sent Laboratory tests for respiratory pathogenic viruses using RT-PCR technique revealed the genetic material of all influenza A type 3 (H3N2) viruses.

Therefore, it was concluded that the aforementioned cluster illness was caused by the influenza virus. Not related to cesium-137, which the MCATT team at Kabinburi Hospital Asked and talked with teachers, parents and students to heal the mind. While Kabinburi Hospital staff and Sor Kor. 6 educated about respiratory disease and radioactive cesium-137 To achieve the correct knowledge and understanding as well

For measuring the radiation dose of cesium-137 in urine samples of iron smelter workers Samples collected on March 21, 2023 with a gamma spectrometer of 52 samples were at the background radiation level. No radioactive contamination of cesium-137 was detected. in the body of all samples and collecting urine samples from factory workers who have not submitted additional samples on March 27, 2018. Environmental sampling and real-time airborne gamma ray measurements within Prachin Buri Province and around the steel mill Received information from the Special Task Force on Surveillance and Response of Radioactive Cesium-137 Materials. in the incident area Prachinburi Province that it is in the safety criteria And there was no area with high radiation that could cause impacts on people's health and the environment.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency