Prevalence of VDRL Seroreactive in Myanmar Migrators in a Rural Area of Thailand

Although the prevalence of VDRL seroreactive in the Thai population has decreased in the recent years, migration of Myanmar laborers as carriers into Thailand may increase the prevalence of VDRL seroreactive. Screening is one of the recommended screening tests for the Myanmar migrators. In interest, epidemiology of VDRL seroreactive in Myanmar migrators has not been precisely determined. In this study, we reported the prevalence of VDRL seroreactive in Myanmar migrators in a rural community in the southern region of Thailand with high density of Myanmar migrators as fishermen. We analyzed the data of screening for VDRL seroreactive among 250 Myanmar migrators (169 males and 81 females) who have just stayed in Thailand for less than 1 month. The VDRL seroreactive rate among these Myanmar migrants was 3.2. The rates in males and females were 4.1% and 1.2%, respectively. Since these migrants can carry the disease to Thailand, screening test as one of the prevention strategies is necessary.