Thread: Thailand: Unexplained Vomiting Deaths of Foreigners

January and February, 2011 Chiang-Mai Tourist Deaths; Manslaughter or Murder ?

Whitewashing by Private Web Media

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Regarding the six tourist and one Thai national deaths in Chiang Mai, January and February, 2011, Thai Visa Forum deliberately posts a misleading headline;
Outcome Of Probe On Chiang Mai Tourist And Thai Guide Deaths‏ AFP: Probe finds pesticide link.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/...hs%26-8207%3B/

However, the Department of Disease Control’s actual statement;
"...likely to be chemical or biotoxin in nature and it is
probable that it might have been a rodenticide. However, the exact agent could not be identified because the quantity of sample from the case was insufficient...
...Despite these efforts, and as difficult as it may be to accept, ultimately, the precise causes for the deaths and illnesses can not be definitively identified or confirmed."

Link www.ddc.moph.go.th
Link update 5 final 16 aug 11.pdf

And already, foreign press and private blogs are relaying what I believe to be false and misleading information- falsely confirmed as death from accidental, random poisonings from innocent pesticide use.
Discussion and a site has been set up by one of the victim's families to post experiences Unfortunately the site relies on the same misleading headlines and poorly researched foreign based blog articles to prop up the pesticide link theory.
I submit the site's owners have an interest in having a specific company held liable for wrongful death.

Thailand Travel Tragedies Site
http://www.thailandtraveltragedies.c...carter-tragedy

I have for some time now come to believe the Phi -Phi deaths of two young and attractive western women, with another ill but recovered, a male companion, and then two more deaths on Phuket a week later - all having the symptoms of acute vomiting, are all related to this Chiang- Mai cluster.
Indeed, as the DDC report has listed just about every cause as possible aside from intentional prank or intent to harm poisoning, it is suspect by omission .
Young, attractive western women are overly represented in both clusters and this fact is also ignored by the DDC report, possibly not even noted.
It is deliberate and intentional, perhaps at time random poisonings by a person who may well not be aware of the dire consequences suffered by some of the victims due to underlying health problems or other factors , such as alcohol ingestion, age, etc..

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More on possible compounds

Eye drops;


WIKI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visine


A common urban legend is that a few drops of Visine in an unsuspecting victim's drink will cause a harmless bout of diarrhea. This will not produce diarrhea, but oral administration of Visine can induce dangerous side effects related to Visine's ingredient tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride such as:

• Dangerously low body temperature (hypothermia)
• Blurred vision
• Nausea and vomiting
• Difficulty in breathing or even a complete halt in breathing
• Elevating (hypertension) then dropping (hypotension) blood pressure
• Possible coma
• Seizures and tremors

Pfizer recommends that anyone ingesting Visine get medical attention or contact a poison control center immediately.[2]


More on compounds.

Currently, Visine is formulated in several varieties:
VISINE A.C. - Astringent/Redness Reliever Eye Drops (Tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%, Zinc sulfate 0.25%)

• Special formula for allergens, such as ragweed, dust, or pollen.

VISINE FOR CONTACTS - For Silicone Hydrogel and Hydrophilic lenses

• Used primarily for comfort during the day, moistening upon awakening and before sleep.

VISINE L.R. (Oxymetazoline HCI 0.025%)

• A longer-lasting formula that lasts for up to 6 hours.

VISINE TEARS (Glycerin 0.2%, Hypromellose 0.2%, Polyethylene glycol 400 1% - Used AS NEEDED)

• See artificial tears.

VISINE-A (Formerly OCUHIST) (Naphazoline hydrochloride 0.025%, Pheniramine maleate 0.3%)