Cambodia - Cases - 15

[Gert van der Hoek]

June 24, 2009

H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK

Cambodia confirms 1st case


PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA and the World Health Organisation on Wednesday confirmed the country's first case of H1N1 flu after an American girl visiting on a school trip tested positive for the virus.


The 16-year-old arrived in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on Friday, developed A (H1N1) symptoms the following day and was isolated when she checked into a medical clinic on Monday, said a WHO and Cambodian health ministry statement.

'With the virus now circulating globally, its eventual arrival in Cambodia was expected,' said Cambodia's Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng.

'We are pleased that the systems we have put in place have worked in identifying and isolating the case,' he added.

The girl has been recovering in hospital without any complications and the rest of her school group was under voluntary observation, said the statement.

A(H1N1), which emerged in Mexico in April, has killed 231 people worldwide and infected more than 52,000 people in over 100 countries and territories. -

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/SE+Asia/Story/STIStory_394796.html

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Cambodia - Cases - 7

[July 03, 2009]
Cambodia has 7 cases of A/H1N1 virus

PHNOM PENH, Jul 03, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodia has one more confirmed cases of A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total of virus to seven, Cambodian health officials said on Saturday.

Cambodia's first six cases of the new influenza A/H1N1 virus have been confirmed by the Cambodian National Influenza Centre ( NIC) late June and after receiving treatment at the hospital, they have been allowed to go home on Friday.

The new one, Ly Sovann, deputy director of the anti- communicable disease department at the Cambodian Health Ministry, told Xinhua by phone, is a Khmer woman from Phnom Penh who returned home on June 28 from Thailand and fell sick the next day and was confirmed the A/H1N1 virus on Thursday.

"She now is receiving treatment at Calmett Hospital and is in a stable condition," Ly Sovann said.

The six previous cases included four teens from the U.S., one Khmer and a man from the Philippines.

Cambodia's Ministry of Health and WHO continue to monitor very closely the situation and will remains a priority to keep the public well informed of any updates as they occur, he said.

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Cambodia - Cases - 14

American family confirmed influenza A /H1N1 in Cambodia

www.chinaview.cn 2009-07-17 18:38:03

PHNOM PENH, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A four-member American family (a man and three women) were confirmed the positive test of A /H1N1flu in Cambodia, a Cambodian health official said on Friday.

"The family traveled from the U.S. to Cambodia in July 7 and they were confirmed positive test by our doctors on Thursday," said Ly Sovan, deputy director of communicable disease control of Health Ministry, adding that "they are being treated at main hospital in Phnom Penh and so far they are getting better."

Ly Sovan said that up to now, Cambodia has 14 cases of infecting A/H1N1 virus and the latest cases are the four members of American family.

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Cambodia - Cases - 15

[Extract from lengthy article]

2009-07-17 23:51:31

Cambodia confirmed new flu cases on foreign tourists Friday.

A four-member American family (a man and three women) were confirmed the positive test of A /H1N1 flu in Cambodia.

A 22 year-old Irish man was also confirmed positive in the test of A/H1N1 virus in Cambodia, a Cambodian health official said late Friday. [This case brings the total to 15]