97 Thais catch Zika virus this year

Doctor Amnuay Kagina, the director general of the Disease Control Department, said the people who got infected with the virus live in 42 villages in 26 tambon of 16 districts in tent provinces.
He said the department had already controlled the situation in all provinces, except Bueng Kan and Phetchabun, which are still under the 28-day monitoring period. If no more people catch the virus during the period, the ministry will declare the two remaining provinces Zika virus free, he added.
Amnuay added that the department simply found the infected it the virus but the virus was not widespread in the provinces.