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Warnings as dengue cases soar, up one third Jan-Jun
Publication date
27 June 2025 | 15:34 ICT
Reporter : Phak Seangly
The head of the Kingdom’s efforts to fight dengue fever has warned that cases of the mosquito-borne virus climbed by almost one-third in the first half of the year.
Leang Rithy, director of the National Dengue Control Programme (NDCP), stated that the 8,803 cases recorded in this six-month period represent a rise of 2,523 cases or 28.6 per cent compared to the 6,280 cases reported in the same period last year.
In 2024, Cambodia recorded a total of 18,987 cases, a 46 per cent decrease compared to 2023. The number of deaths also dropped by 54 per cent, with 46 deaths in 2024, compared to 99 deaths in 2023, when there were 35,390 reported dengue cases.
On June 22, the Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation shared that during the first four months of 2025, Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals treated over 615 children with dengue fever, five of whom passed away...
Warnings as dengue cases soar, up one third Jan-Jun
Publication date
27 June 2025 | 15:34 ICT
Reporter : Phak Seangly
The head of the Kingdom’s efforts to fight dengue fever has warned that cases of the mosquito-borne virus climbed by almost one-third in the first half of the year.
Leang Rithy, director of the National Dengue Control Programme (NDCP), stated that the 8,803 cases recorded in this six-month period represent a rise of 2,523 cases or 28.6 per cent compared to the 6,280 cases reported in the same period last year.
In 2024, Cambodia recorded a total of 18,987 cases, a 46 per cent decrease compared to 2023. The number of deaths also dropped by 54 per cent, with 46 deaths in 2024, compared to 99 deaths in 2023, when there were 35,390 reported dengue cases.
On June 22, the Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation shared that during the first four months of 2025, Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals treated over 615 children with dengue fever, five of whom passed away...