Control of Meningococcal Death Case at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Abstract

International Health Regulations, 2005 (IHR 2005) designated meningococcal infection as one of diseases shall always lead to scale up to be Public Health Emergency of International Concerns (PHEIC). Therefore, a Thai’s worker imported meningococcal death case from South Africa was reported with the aims to 1) document the control measure for meningococcal disease of Suvarnabhumi port health office 2) address the isolation, quarantine of close contact, contact tracing both on board and dormitory at case’s working place by Surveillance and Rapid Response Team (SRRT), Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) 3) distribute the recommendation of port health office for air crew, cargo and baggage handlers and maintenance crew precaution in case of facing communicable disease patient by using guideline of World Health Organization (WHO), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA), World Customs Organization (WCO) and Suvarnabhumi port health office’s standard operation procedure.