Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Cambodian dengue fever patients rise sharply

www.chinaview.cn
2009-05-06

PHNOM PENH, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of dengue fever patients of Cambodia rose to 960 until May 4, over 750 until the end of April, or an increase of over 200 in less than a week, national media said on Wednesday.

The 960 victims were mainly spotted in Phnom Penh, Kampong Cham province and Kandal province, Chinese-language daily newspaper the Commercial News quoted officials of the Ministry of Health as saying.

So far this year, only two people died of the disease all over the country, according to ministry.

However, it was still early for the government to issue epidemic warning, as officials remained vigilant to watch the expansion of the illness, as well as guide people to kill mosquitoes and keep their water tanks clean, it added.

In 2008, 65 people died of dengue fever, out of a total of 9,542 infected cases in Cambodia.

Editor: Zhang Xiang

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