Cambodia: 2016 Measles

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Source: http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20656/new-measles-case-in-kampong-speu/


New Measles Case in Kampong Speu
Khmer Times/Jonathan Cox
Wednesday, 27 January 2016

The measles virus, thought to have been eliminated from Cambodia, has reappeared in Kampong Speu. On Monday doctors at the National Institute of Public Health identified the first confirmed case of the highly contagious disease since last year.

A team from the National Institute of Public Health has swiftly stepped in to stop the spread of the disease. ?They will check that the quality of the immunization in the villages is good enough,? said Ork Vichit, manager of the National Immunization Program. ?If we find that any children aren?t adequately vaccinated we have to provide vaccination as soon as possible.? ...

 

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Source: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/measles-confirmation-prompts-fears-action


Measles confirmation prompts fears, action
Tue, 19 July 2016
Yesenia Amaro

Two measles cases investigated by the government in recent weeks have been confirmed positive, bringing the total number to five this year and causing concern among health officials about a possible outbreak after the World Health Organization declared the country measles-free just last year.

The latest cases ? found in an 8-month-old in Phnom Penh and a 10-month-old in Svay Rieng province ? have the same strain that caused a deadly outbreak in Vietnam in 2014, Ork Vichit, manager of Cambodia?s National Immunization Program, said yesterday.

He said the transmission might have migrated from a neighbouring country...