Phetchabun Screens 97.3% for HCV; 96.4% of SVR12-Evaluable Patients Are Cured, but Transmission Elimination Is Unproven
Phetchabun’s micro-elimination programme linked fingerstick anti-HCV testing, HCV-RNA confirmation, and 12-week sofosbuvir/velpatasvir treatment through primary-care and district-hospital services across all 11 districts under universal health coverage. From 2020 to April 2026, 389,547 of 400,567 targeted people were screened (97.25%); 14,845 of 18,340 anti-HCV-reactive participants received RNA confirmation (80.94%), identifying 10,996 active infections. Of 8,961 treatment-eligible patients, 8,842 received therapy (98.67%); among 6,719 evaluated at SVR12, 6,474 were cured (96.35%). The programme demonstrates province-scale test-to-treat feasibility, but not yet the incidence or mortality reductions required for elimination.
Wijitra Phaengkha · Pornjarim Nilyanimit · Nungruthai Suntronwong · Jiratchaya Puenpa · Duong Hoang Huy Le · Saranya Ngamnimit · Pattama Janpathip · Lapasrada Kamput · Kawin Thongnoi · Wanalee Toomta · Phatcha Wohanklong · Jarunlak Saokeaw · Niphapornt Thammajit · Suwannee Rerngleum · Ananyalak Yoisara · Nitiya Srisuk · Jidapa Suwannachat · Anchalee Karagate · Rujipat Wasitthankasem · Yong PoovorawanNam Nao Hospital, Phetchabun · Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University · Phetchabun Provincial Public Health Office · Phetchabun Hospital · Buengsamphan Hospital · Lomsak Hospital · Chondaen Hospital · Si Thep Hospital · Wang Pong Hospital · Wichianburi Hospital · Lomkao Crown Prince Hospital · Nongphai Hospital · Khao Kho Hospital · National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, NSTDA · The Royal Society of Thailand
This conceptual paper critiques transport decarbonization strategies that over-rely on coordination, optimization and prediction. Drawing on wu-wei, qi and yin-yang, it proposes governance as attunement to mobility systems that are emergent, contested and continually changing.
The article systematises a 40-instrument Isan orchestra without Western instruments, covering folk-melody motifs, counterpoint, polyphony, voice-leading, orchestration grids and seating for acoustic balance.
Survey and financial data from 179 Thai SMEs in 2021–2023 were modeled with XGBoost to distinguish internationally integrated from domestic-oriented firms. Internationalized SMEs showed configurations of financial agility, profitability, disciplined leverage, resource efficiency, international experience, team readiness, market knowledge and institutional connectivity.
The study assembled 1,097 chest radiographs from five institutions and 3,117 interpretations by six NIOSH-certified B readers. Participants were at least 15 years old, while people with HIV or opportunistic infection were excluded. Readings were compared with sputum smear, culture or molecular reference tests. Sixty-nine per cent of interpretations were abnormal; 87% of these were TB cases, while 83% of unremarkable readings were non-TB.
In 75 infants deliberately selected as G6PD deficient, intermediate or normal (25 each), the quantitative STANDARD G6PD test agreed closely with spectrophotometry and supported capillary testing through the first week using cord-blood thresholds. Enzyme activity declined at one and four months, and intermediate female infants may require age-specific interpretation.
Thai researchersGornpan Gornsawun · Eh Moo · Klay Htoo · Supalak Chalermvisutkul · Mary Ellen Gilder · Phaw Khu Moo · Laypaw Archusuksan · Taco Jan Prins · Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn · Rose McGready · Francois Nosten · Germana Bancone
Survey data from 279 Thai listed firms were analysed with PLS-SEM to test links among regulatory pressure, ESG integration capability, internationalisation orientation, sustainability innovation, perceived authenticity and financial sustainability performance.
Researchers extracted cellulose nanofibers from rice-husk pulp and chitin nanofibers from shrimp-shell pulp as coatings for cucumbers and papayas. Under normal-atmosphere storage, coated cucumbers reportedly remained fresh for up to four weeks and papayas for three weeks, versus 5–14 days uncoated, with less weight loss and new microbial growth. Safety, sensory quality, cost and real supply-chain replication remain to be established.
PASS, SwissADME, ProTox and docking predicted favourable properties for luteolin and apigenin, with calculated NS2B-NS3 allosteric binding of -7.74 and -7.67 kcal/mol and interactions with host C-type lectin receptors. All findings are computational; no enzyme, infected-cell, animal or patient antiviral activity was demonstrated.
A biomass stove and steam generator for the U-Tapao basin improved thermal efficiency and reduced boiling time versus traditional methods. Field trials in two steam-room configurations sustained about 40°C for 30-35 minutes.
Panel data from 281 Chinese cities in 2007-2022 and multi-period difference-in-differences associated Broadband China, IP demonstration and dual pilots with stronger urban economic resilience. The dual policy was largest, and broadband-before-IP outperformed the reverse sequence.
Researchers reviewed 896 CT pulmonary angiograms from 804 ICU patients between January 2019 and June 2025. Pulmonary embolism was identified in 164 examinations, while 104 patients had segmental or subsegmental embolism without a more proximal clot. Anticoagulation was given to 96% of this group and 86% of treated patients received therapeutic dosing. At 90 days, bleeding occurred in 15%, major bleeding in 12%, recurrent venous thromboembolism in 7.8% and mortality in 24%.
Among 114 adults with GCS 13-15, intracranial haemorrhage, conservative management and repeat CT, 26 (22.8%) progressed to admission or neurosurgical intervention. Midline shift, systolic blood pressure ≥160, multiple haemorrhages and GCS 13-14 were independently associated. These are triage signals, not an externally validated rule.
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A Plasmodium vivax Case Identified Solely via the Use of Next-Generation Sequencing
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Thailand-affiliated authors
Christen Rune Stensvold
Institutions
Mahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
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Effect of Brief Pharmacist Counseling on Knowledge, Perception, Adherence, and Hemoglobin in Second-Trimester Pregnancy at a Community Health Center
INPHARNMED Journal (Indonesian Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Journal)
Thailand-affiliated authors
Win Win Khaing Shwe
Institutions
Mahidol University
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From Glycocodeto Precision Oncology: TherapeuticStrategies Targeting Aberrant O -GalNAc Glycosylationin Cancer
Chemical Reviews
Thailand-affiliated authors
Thapakorn Jaroentomeechai
Institutions
Mahidol University
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Effect of Nine-Square Counting Dance on Physical and Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Srinakharinwirot University · Prince of Songkla University
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Development of a prognostic prediction model for tumor recurrence or progression in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: integrating inflammatory blood indices with 5 mm 2 versus 50 high-power field mitotic counts
Overcoming the Challenge of Controlled Total Facetectomy in Uniportal Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion: A Direct-Visualization Crown-Reaming Technique
Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique
Chulalongkorn University · Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health · Siriraj Hospital · Mahidol University
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In Situ Fabrication of Bacterial Cellulose–Polyhydroxyalkanoate Composite Membranes from Coconut Water: Mechanical Performance and Life Cycle Assessment
Khon Kaen University · Naresuan University · Burapha University
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Epidemiology, transmission, vector and factors analysis of chikungunya outbreak in 2025, Quanzhou City of China
Frontiers in Public Health
Thailand-affiliated authors
Roger Frutos
Institutions
Ramathibodi Hospital
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Review Article: Accelerating Coeliac Disease Clinical Trials—Beyond Celiac Meeting With Industry, Academics, Patients and the FDA
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Thailand-affiliated authors
Kristie Grebe
Institutions
Nation University
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Integrative Evidence Reveals Two New Species in the Millipede Genus Coxobolellus Pimvichai, Enghoff, Panha & Backeljau, 2020 and Reassigns Benoitolus siamensis (Attems, 1936) to the Genus Pseudospirobolellus Carl, 1912 (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pseudospirobolellidae)