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Thailand: Zika spreads to new province. At least 11 people have Zika virus disease in the district of Bung Na Rang in Phichit Province (300km north of Bangkok); a further 27 are under observation waiting confirmation from laboratory tests. In a Bangkok Post article, the governor of Phichit province said ‘There was no reason to panic, Phichit was not the only province where zika cases were reported … Chaiyaphum, Ubon Ratchathani and Nong Khai had previously reported a number of cases.’ Insecticide spraying has been underway in the affected district since the news broke. Read more