Thailand warns of soil fever risk after 136 deaths this year
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Thailand's Department of Disease Control warned on October 29 that farmers, people with diabetes and residents of flood-prone areas should guard against melioidosis, or soil fever. It recorded 3,102 cases and 136 deaths from January 1 to October 27. Most cases were in the northeast.
Why it matters
Rain and standing water raise exposure risk to the bacteria, which are found in soil and water across Thailand. Farmers and people with conditions such as diabetes are especially vulnerable, according to the DDC.
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