These recommendations follow the ‘One Health concept’ (interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals and the environment) and the national strategic plan currently being delivered by the Ministry of Public Health Thailand (MoPH) However, many people in Thailand currently do not follow the recommendations. For example, many still drink untreated water, and work in rice fields without protective gear. Some patients also applied
herbal remedies or an organic substance, such as soil or leaves, to open wounds.