PHNOM PENH, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's confirmed A/H1N1 flucases have increased to 17 and the latest case is a 22-year-old Irish woman who traveled from Vietnam, health officials said here on Sunday.
"So far, nobody has died in the country," said Ly Sovan, deputy director of the communicable disease control department. The latest person is in a stable condition and is recovering well.
Mom Bun Heng, Cambodian health minister, told reporters that his ministry has strengthened the tracking system at two main airports, Phnom Penh International Airport and Siem Reap International Airport by using thermal scanners.
"Our officials also have been observing the travelers coming into the country through border gates," he added. Earlier this week, Cambodian Health Ministry issued a call to appeal people notto travel to neighboring Thailand if they were not in urgent need.
Cambodia's first case of influenza A/H1N1 was confirmed on June 23, 2009.
"So far, nobody has died in the country," said Ly Sovan, deputy director of the communicable disease control department. The latest person is in a stable condition and is recovering well.
Mom Bun Heng, Cambodian health minister, told reporters that his ministry has strengthened the tracking system at two main airports, Phnom Penh International Airport and Siem Reap International Airport by using thermal scanners.
"Our officials also have been observing the travelers coming into the country through border gates," he added. Earlier this week, Cambodian Health Ministry issued a call to appeal people notto travel to neighboring Thailand if they were not in urgent need.
Cambodia's first case of influenza A/H1N1 was confirmed on June 23, 2009.
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Thanks KI for informative articles. And What concerns most is a general public health in Khmer country. For example, dengue fever, malaria, child death and mother death. the govt does not have enough hospitals for these patients, and instead it has privatized state-owned hospitals such as Calmet hospital where its staff are working inappropriately: rude to the patients who pay them lots of money for treatment. This rudeness is maybe derived from being civil servants. This means they get double status: a private practitioner and state staff which leads to abuse of power because they think they can charge independent fee while feeling they are life time employees of the govt. This leads to a biased practice. Could you please monitor this activity at Kalmet Hospital please? From KhmerSake, Regards.
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