January 04, 2008
A total of 407 Cambodian people died out of some 4,000 dengue fever cases in 2007, which scored a 10 percent death rate, health official Ngan Chantha said here on Friday.
Kampong Cham province was the main place of dengue death because its density of population was higher than other provinces, said the official from the Health Ministry.
"The residents didn't clean the places around their houses and their water tanks in a proper way, which caused tiger mosquitoes to transmit virus to people easily," he said.
People should pay more attention to their health care and sanitation, he said. In 2007, the government spent about 3 million U.S. dollars to contain the epidemic, he said.
In addition, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and other non-governmental organizations contributed money to carry out the campaign, he added.
Source:Xinhua
A total of 407 Cambodian people died out of some 4,000 dengue fever cases in 2007, which scored a 10 percent death rate, health official Ngan Chantha said here on Friday.
Kampong Cham province was the main place of dengue death because its density of population was higher than other provinces, said the official from the Health Ministry.
"The residents didn't clean the places around their houses and their water tanks in a proper way, which caused tiger mosquitoes to transmit virus to people easily," he said.
People should pay more attention to their health care and sanitation, he said. In 2007, the government spent about 3 million U.S. dollars to contain the epidemic, he said.
In addition, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and other non-governmental organizations contributed money to carry out the campaign, he added.
Source:Xinhua
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