Cambodian leader announces 3 more swine flu cases

Nima Asgari, public health specialist for World Health Organization (WHO) to Cambodia, ponders during a press conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, June 25, 2009. Cambodia has announced three new cases of swine flu found in visiting American students, raising the country's total to four cases. Health Minister Mam Bun Heng told reporters Thursday, June 25, 2009, that all four were part of a student group that arrived from Texas on June 19. They ranged in age from 16 to 20. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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2009-06-25

Three American students visiting Cambodia have been diagnosed with swine flu, raising the country's tally of infections to four, health officials said Thursday.

Meanwhile, seven navy cadets in Thailand have tested positive for swine flu and 200 more have developed flu symptoms, an official said Thursday as the country reported 69 new cases, bringing the national total to 1,054.

Cambodian Health Minister Mam Bun Heng told reporters all four cases were students who arrived from Texas on June 19. They ranged in age from 16 to 20.

The World Health Organization said in a statement that the four Americans were recovering well without any complications.

On Wednesday, authorities announced the country's first swine flu case in a 16-year-old girl _ part of the student group _ who developed flu symptoms a day after arriving. She sought medical care Monday.

The WHO said the latest three cases developed symptoms Monday and Tuesday and were kept in isolation while samples were tested.

Ly Sovann, a health ministry official, said all four were quarantined and receiving treatment at a Phnom Penh hospital.

In Thailand, Navy Commander Admiral Kamthorn Pumhiran said the cadets who tested positive for the virus were at Sattahib Naval Base, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Bangkok.

He said the other cadets with symptoms have been isolated in separate quarters at the base. They are all in stable condition and are being tested for the virus.

In other developments in the region:

_ New Zealand, the first country in the region to record the disease, confirmed it now has 417 cases.

_ The Philippines raised its toll of sickened to 727. All cases are mild and include three foreigners.

_ Hong Kong confirmed 62 new cases, raising its total to 506. The territory has said it will end the school year early to slow the transmission of the virus.