Cambodia Confirms 74 New Cases of A/H1N1

There have been 74 new reported cases of A/H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, this week, bringing the total to 313 cases, but with only 4 deaths, a Health Ministry official said on Friday. The number of cases in Cam-bodia is still low compared to other countries in the region. “Cambodia on Friday confirmed 313 cases of A/H1N1 infection, but the death is still the same as before,” Ly Sovan, deputy director of the Anti -Communicable Disease Department of Cambodia’s Health Ministry, told DAP News Cambodia on Friday. The virus is confined to 11 cities and provinces in Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo, Kampong Speu, Siem Reap, Battambang, Svay Rieng, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Mondulkiri, and Kampot province,” he added. The Health Ministry confirmed the first case of the A/H1N1 virus in Cambodia on June 24 after an American student from a group, which arrived in Cambodia June 19, tested positive for the disease. The Cambodian Ministry of Health, in cooperation with World Health Organization (WHO), is striving to control the A/H1N1 situation, working to curb the spread of the virus an d keeping the public well informed with updates. The Health Ministry Minister warned to any private clinics that provided A/H1N1 vaccine as Cambodia has not had this vaccine yet. A heath official said the A/H1N1 vaccine will arrive in Cambodia in November but will only be given to “first priority people.”