Cambodia: Cholera cases

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Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

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Archive Number 20100512.1541
Published Date 12-MAI-2010
Subject PRO/MBDS> Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (09): Ratanakkiri, RFI

DIARRHEAL ILLNESS - CAMBODIA (09): RATANAKKIRI, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Mon 10 May 2010
Source: The Phnom Penh Post [edited]
<http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010051038961/National-news/ratanakkiri-villagers-return-after-fleeing-outbreak.html>


Villagers from Ratanakkiri province's O'Chum district have returned
to their homes after fleeing into the jungle after a diarrhea
outbreak killed 2 villagers last week [week of 3 May 2010], officials said.

Tha Bunthak, deputy director of the Ratanakkiri provincial Health
Department, said Sunday [9 May 2010] that after the death of a
17-year-old girl and 52-year-old woman last week [week of 3 May
2010], most of those living in Kham village left their homes Thursday
[6 May 2010], fearing they would come down with the ailment.

"Many villagers ran into the jungle to escape getting the same
disease [diarrhea], but I and local authorities announced for them to
return to the village in order to prevent them from getting the same
disease," he said. He added that a total of 53 villagers have
reported symptoms to local officials.

He said that authorities are now educating the villagers about how to
protect themselves from diarrhea. "We explained to them not to go
into the jungle, because it can make them get ill because they drink
bad water and eat bad food, so it is easy for them to get diarrhea," he said.

Tha Bunthak said the prevalence of diarrhea had increased in
Ratanakkiri so far this year [2010], and that lack of awareness of
the illness was partly to blame.

A total of 14 people have died from diarrhea this year [2010].

"Diarrhea cases in Ratanakkiri province are worse than last year
[2009] because the weather is not so good and the villagers don't
follow our advice," he said. "We told them to drink boiled water and
eat food which is hygienic, but they don't do it. They still drink
unboiled water."

Sak Sun, the governor of O'Chum district, said officials had
succeeded in calming villagers since last week's outbreak. "The
health officials helped them in time at their village after the 2
people died," he said.

[Byline: Mom Kunthear]

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[Between 10 Apr 2010 and 26 Apr 2010, a total of 7 deaths and about
100 cases of acute diarrhea were reported in Ratanakkiri province,
Cambodia (see prior PRO/MBDS postings listed below).

The diarrheal outbreak is still going on in the province. According
to the newswire above, 2 more fatalities and 53 cases of diarrhea
were reported in Ratanakkiri during the week of 3 May 2010. Poor
hygiene and unclean water are stated as the causes of the illness.
The bad weather this year (2010) also increases the risk of diarrheal
outbreaks because it is hard for people to access to fresh rainwater
and they have to take water from the same limited number of sources.
The location of the 14 fatal cases of diarrhea in 2010 mentioned in
the newswire is unclear.

Several provinces in Cambodia have reported diarrhea outbreaks in
2010. As of 7 May 2010, a new diarrheal outbreak of 21 cases of
severe diarrhea and vomiting was reported in Kartie province, the
province where cholera was confirmed among 5 fatalities in March 2010
(see prior PRO/MBDS postings Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (08):
Kartie, RFI 20100508.1496).

PRO/MBDS would greatly appreciate further information about the
investigation and confirmed etiological agent responsible for the
above diarrheal outbreak.

For a map of Cambodia with provinces, see
<http://www.discoveryindochina.com/cam/map_provinces.html>. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with links to other recent
PRO/MBDS and ProMED-mail postings on Cambodia and neighboring
countries, see <http://healthmap.org/r/01dw>. - Mod.SCM]

[see also:
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (08): Kratie, RFI 20100508.1496
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (07): fatality, Stung Treng, RFI 20100429.1381
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (06): fatality, RFI 20100427.1351
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (05): fatality, Ratanakkiri, RFI 20100422.1299
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (04): fatality, Ratanakkiri, RFI 20100414.1218
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (03): Kratie, cholera conf. RFI 20100401.1044
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (02): Kratie, cholera susp, RFI 20100331.1024
Diarrheal illness - Cambodia: Kratie, cholera susp, RFI 20100330.0992
Cholera - Cambodia (06): RFI 20100303.0696
Cholera - Cambodia (05): RFI 20100227.0661
Cholera - Cambodia (04): Phnom Penh, RFI 20100216.0549
Cholera - Cambodia (03): Phnom Penh, RFI 20100212.0493
Cholera - Cambodia (02) 20100211.0475
Cholera - Cambodia: (Phnom Penh), RFI 20100112.0139
Cholera - Viet Nam ex Cambodia (03) 20100305.0720
Cholera - Viet Nam ex Cambodia (02) 20100209.0434
Cholera - Viet Nam ex Cambodia: RFI 20100131.0338
2009
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Cholera - Cambodia: Kandal, prison, RFI 20091225.4342]
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[Shiloh]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Source: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index....k-of-diarrhoea-spreading-in-kampong-cham.html

Outbreak of diarrhoea spreading in Kampong Cham
Friday, 14 May 2010 15:01 Mom Kunthear


AN outbreak of diarrhoea has spread to two more villages in Kampong Cham, officials said Thursday, after two deaths in the province were attributed to the illness earlier this week.

Officials have now recorded 202 diarrhoea cases in Kampong Cham?s Stung Trang district in three days. During the first two days of the outbreak on Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said more than 100 people were being treated in health centres, and that two had died.

?The disease has spread to six villages on Thursday, and we are now taking measures to not allow it to spread to other villages,? said Yin Vibol, deputy director of the Chamkar Leu district referral hospital.

Officials in other areas were also reporting diarrhoea cases Thursday. Since the beginning of the year, officials in four provinces ? Ratanakkiri, Kratie, Stung Treng and Kampong Cham ? have reported that almost 30 people have died from diarrhoea-related illnesses.

Tha Bunthak, deputy director of the Ratanakkiri provincial health department, said his province has recorded 523 individual cases, including 15 deaths, so far this year.

That includes the death of a 70-year-old woman on Tuesday, part of an outbreak that saw at least 70 people hospitalised, he said.
In Kratie, officials have recorded 300 individual diarrhoea cases resulting in 10 deaths since March, said Keang Hong, deputy director of Kratie?s
provincial referral hospital.

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Source: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index....oea-outbreak-not-caused-by-cholera-tests.html

Recent diarrhoea outbreak not caused by cholera: tests
Monday, 17 May 2010 15:02 Tep Nimol


LABORATORY tests have shown that an outbreak of diarrhoea that affected 252 people and killed two in Kampong Cham last week was not caused by cholera, a provincial health official said Sunday...

...Last week?s fatalities brought the number of diarrhoea-related deaths in the provinces of Kampong Cham, Ratanakkiri, Kratie and Stung Treng to a total of 34 so far this year, according to reports from health officials, who all said that cholera was not to blame in most cases.

Sourn Vuthy, deputy director of the Stung Treng Health Department who monitors communicable diseases, said that there had been 166 reported cases of diarrhoea and seven deaths in the province since an outbreak began there in March.

He said laboratory tests showed that the outbreak had not been caused by cholera, but added that reports of stomach ache and diarrhoea were still coming in.

Officials from both Kratie and Ratanakkiri acknowledged that cholera had been detected in their provinces, but said that the disease had been contained very quickly and affected only a few people.

Chhneang Sovutha, director of the Kratie Health Department, said 300 cases of diarrhoea and 10 deaths had been reported in the province since an outbreak began in March, but recent laboratory tests did not detect the presence of cholera. Tests showed in late March that five deaths had been caused by cholera.

Referring to those who had fallen ill recently, he said, ?They had diarrhoea because they drank bad water from dirty places like potholes when they went into jungles,? he said.

Tha Bunthak, deputy director of Ratanakkiri?s Health Department, said there had been 525 reported cases of stomachache and diarrhoea and 15 deaths in the province since January.

?According to the result of the tests that we have just received, it was not cholera,? he added. ?It was just simple diarrhoea, which has been caused by the drinking of unclean water, and the lack of hygiene among tribal people. We have already educated them to drink boiled water...?

 

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Re: Cambodia: Cholera and other diarrheal cases

Re: Cambodia: Cholera and other diarrheal cases

Some is cholera, but some isn't....

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Archive Number 20100518.1624
Published Date 18-MAY-2010
Subject PRO/MBDS> Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (13): RFI

DIARRHEAL ILLNESS - CAMBODIA (13): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Mon 17 May 2010
Source: The Phnom Penh Post [edited]
<http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010051739097/National-news/recent-diarrhoea-outbreak-not-caused-by-cholera-tests.html>


Laboratory tests have shown that an outbreak of diarrhea that
affected 252 people and killed 2 in Kampong Cham last week [week of
10 May 2010] was not caused by cholera, a provincial health official
said Sunday [16 May 2010].

Yin Vibol, deputy director of the Chamkar Leu district referral
hospital in Kampong Cham, said tests conducted by the Pasteur
Institute in Phnom Penh had shown that cholera was not responsible
for last week's outbreak.

"The institute has informed us that it was just a simple diarrhea
disease and not cholera," he said. "We have already managed to
control the situation of the epidemic, but still more and more people
have been infected."

Last week's [week of 10 May 2010] fatalities brought the number of
diarrhea-related deaths in the provinces of Kampong Cham,
Ratanakkiri, Kratie, and Stung Treng to a total of 34 so far this
year [2010], according to reports from health officials, who all said
that cholera was not to blame in most cases.

Sourn Vuthy, deputy director of the Stung Treng Health Department who
monitors communicable diseases, said that there had been 166 reported
cases of diarrhea and 7 deaths in the province [Stung Treng] since an
outbreak began there in March [2010].

He said laboratory tests showed that the outbreak had not been caused
by cholera, but added that reports of stomachache and diarrhea were
still coming in.

Officials from both Kratie and Ratanakkiri acknowledged that cholera
had been detected in their provinces, but said that the disease had
been contained very quickly and affected only a few people.

Chhneang Sovutha, director of the Kratie Health Department, said 300
cases of diarrhea and 10 deaths had been reported in the province
[Kratie] since an outbreak began in March [2010], but recent
laboratory tests did not detect the presence of cholera. Tests showed
in late March [2010] that 5 deaths had been caused by cholera.

Referring to those who had fallen ill recently, he said, "They had
diarrhea because they drank bad water from dirty places like potholes
when they went into jungles," he said.

Tha Bunthak, deputy director of Ratanakkiri's Health Department, said
there had been 525 reported cases of stomachache and diarrhea and 15
deaths in the province since January [2010].

"According to the result of the tests that we have just received, it
was not cholera," he added. "It was just simple diarrhea, which has
been caused by the drinking of unclean water, and the lack of hygiene
among tribal people. We have already educated them to drink boiled water."

On [Sat 15 May 2010], Prime Minister Hun Sen called for all people to
improve hygiene practices to protect against diarrhea.

"The weather is changing very much. It is very hot, and rainfall and
lightning have happened and killed people and caused diarrhea to
burst out in some areas," he said.

"It is time we must be very careful about communicable diseases. The
authorities, especially in the health care sector, must pay more
attention on the safety of our citizens, especially the problem of
using unclean and poor quality water, which is the cause of diarrhea."

[Byline: Tep Nimol]

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[According to the newswire above, authorities report that recent
laboratory tests did not detect the presence of cholera in the
diarrheal outbreaks in Kampong Cham, Stung Treng, Ratanakkiri and
Kratie provinces. The tests were conducted by the Pasteur Institute
in Phnom Penh.

To date, more than 1200 cases of diarrheal disease have been reported
in Cambodia in 2010 (525 in Ratanakkiri, 300 in Kratie, 166 in Stung
Treng and 252 in Kampong Cham) and 35 fatalities -- 15 in
Ratanakkiri, 10 in Kratie, 7 in Stung Treng, 2 in Kampong Cham and
one in Kampot (see prior PRO/MBDS postings listed below).

The etiological agents responsible for the diarrheal outbreaks remain
unknown although health officials stated that the outbreaks were
caused by drinking unclean water and lack of hygiene.

PRO/MBDS would greatly appreciate further information about the
investigations and confirmed etiological agents responsible for the
diarrheal outbreaks in Cambodia.

For a map of Cambodia with provinces, see
<http://www.discoveryindochina.com/cam/map_provinces.html>. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with links to other recent
PRO/MBDS and ProMED-mail postings on Cambodia and neighboring
countries, see <http://healthmap.org/r/01i1>. - Mod.SCM]

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-05/23/c_13310931.htm

9 die, 300 others suffer from diarrhea in Cambodia
English.news.cn 2010-05-23 17:05:37

PHNOM PENH, May 23 (Xinhua) -- At least nine Cambodians have died and about 300 others have been medically treated and hospitalized by diarrhea in Cambodia's northeast province of Kratie, a provincial official said Sunday.

Chhneang Vutha, chief of Kratie provincial health department, told Xinhua by telephone from the province that at least nine people have died and about 300 others have been medically treated and hospitalized by diarrhea since March this year.

He said five districts in the province have been affected by the cause of diarrhea, and he attributed the deaths and suffering of the disease to lack of personal sanitation precaution as well as the lack of toilets in rural areas.

The first diarrhea case was reported in March this year during the dry season which normally begins from November through April.

Kratie is located about 320 kilometers northeast of Phnom Penh.

Recently, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has alerted his people to take more precaution on several causes including diarrhea and lighting that are harmful to human lives in recent months.

He, also, appealed to doctors and health officers around the country to provide more care to the people.

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Source: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index....-news/diarrhoea-kills-eight-more-victims.html

Diarrhoea kills eight more victims
Monday, 24 May 2010 15:01 Tep Nimol


A TOTAL of eight cases of fatal watery diarrhoea were reported in four provinces Sunday, bringing the number of deaths from sporadic outbreaks of the illness to 39 across the country this year.

Health officials from Kampong Thom, Kratie, Stung Treng and Ratanakkiri provinces all reported new deaths from watery diarrhoea, including the deaths of three teenaged siblings in Kampong Thom.

Ou Khy Lay, superintendent of Kratie provincial hospital, said the outbreak had become so serious in his province that he was concerned health officials could not ?endure? if it continued much longer.

?At least 10 people are hospitalised per day because of the epidemic of acute watery diarrhoea, and most of them are in alarmingly serious condition,? he said. ?We have educated the villagers about sanitation, but infections still keep occurring?.

Sorn Vuthy, deputy director of the Stung Treng provincial Health Department, said the epidemic had been caused by aridity, a lack of sanitation and inability to access toilets.

Meanwhile, health officials in Ratanakkiri said they had recalled quick-response workers who were sent out across the province at the beginning of this month to try to contain the outbreaks ? despite reporting another death from the illness. The province has reported a total of 16 diarrhoea deaths so far this year.

 

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Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

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Archive Number 20100525.1731
Published Date 25-MAY-2010
Subject PRO/MBDS> Diarrheal illness - Cambodia (14): fatality, RFI

DIARRHEAL ILLNESS - CAMBODIA (14): FATALITY, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Mon 24 May 2010
Source: The Phnom Penh Post [edited]
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A total of 8 cases of fatal watery diarrhea were reported in 4
provinces Sunday [23 May 2010], bringing the number of deaths from
sporadic outbreaks of the illness to 39 across the country this year [2010].

Health officials from Kampong Thom, Kratie, Stung Treng, and
Ratanakkiri provinces all reported new deaths from watery diarrhea,
including the deaths of 3 teenaged siblings in Kampong Thom.

Ou Khy Lay, superintendent of Kratie provincial hospital, said the
outbreak had become so serious in his province that he was concerned
health officials could not "endure" if it continued much longer.

"At least 10 people are hospitalized per day because of the epidemic
of acute, watery diarrhea, and most of them are in alarmingly serious
condition," he said. "We have educated the villagers about
sanitation, but infections still keep occurring."

Sorn Vuthy, deputy director of the Stung Treng provincial Health
Department, said the epidemic had been caused by aridity, a lack of
sanitation and inability to access toilets.

Meanwhile, health officials in Ratanakkiri said they had recalled
quick-response workers who were sent out across the province at the
beginning of this month [May 2010] to try to contain the outbreaks
despite reporting another death from the illness. The province has
reported a total of 16 diarrhea deaths so far this year [2010].

[Byline: Tep Nimol]

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[According to the newswire above, a total of 8 fatalities of watery
diarrhea were reported from diarrheal outbreaks in 4 provinces
(Kampong Thom, Kratie, Stung Treng and Ratanakkiri) on 23 May 2010.
Among these 8 fatalities, the newswire mentions that 3 fatalities
were reported in Kampon Thom, and one fatality was in Ratanakkiri.
Kampon Thom is the latest province affected by diarrheal outbreaks,
and the 6th province in Cambodia that has reported deaths of
diarrheal illness in 2010 (see prior PRO/MBDS postings listed below).

There have been continuous reports of diarrheal outbreaks and deaths
in several provinces of Cambodia since March 2010. As of 17 May 2010,
more than 1200 cases of diarrheal disease and 35 fatalities have been
reported in Cambodia in 2010 (see prior PRO/MBDS posting Diarrheal
illness - Cambodia (13): RFI 20100518.1624). The 8 fatalities
reported on 23 May 2010 brings the number of deaths from diarrheal
illness to 43 in 6 provinces in Cambodia during 2010.

Diarrheal outbreaks in Cambodia are still active in many provinces
including Kratie province, where cholera was confirmed among 5 deaths
of diarrhea in March 2010 (see prior PRO/MBDS posting Diarrheal
illness - Cambodia (03): Kratie, cholera conf. RFI 20100401.1044).

It should be noted that in a number of countries in Southeast Asia,
as well as elsewhere in the world, a synonym for cholera is "acute
watery diarrhea" -- describing a syndrome that is most frequently
seen with cholera. Oftentimes when laboratory confirmation is
lacking, those cases in which cholera is suspected are referred to as
"acute watery diarrhea" (see discussion on the use of "acute watery
diarrhea" in prior PRO/MBDS posting Cholera - Viet Nam (15): RFI
20080624.1951).

In the newswire above the deaths described are attributed to "watery
diarrhea", raising the suspicion that these deaths may well be
attributable to cholera. In addition, these deaths have been reported
to have occurred in Kampong Thom, Kratie, Stung Treng and Ratanakkiri
provinces, with prior confirmation of cholera activity in Kratie
province, and prior fatalities from severe diarrhea reported from
Ratanakkiri province.

According to World Health Organization (WHO) outbreak report dated 21
May 1999, an outbreak of cholera was reported in Ratanakkiri province
between 16 Apr 1999 and 16 May 1999, with a total of 874 cases and 56
deaths. Note that the time period (April-May) is similar to the
current diarrheal outbreaks in Cambodia. Also, cholera is endemic in
Cambodia where 1197 cases and 66 deaths were reported to WHO in 1998
(see <http://www.who.int/csr/don/1999_05_21/en/>).

PRO/MBDS would greatly appreciate further information about the
investigations and confirmed etiological agents responsible for the
diarrheal outbreaks in Cambodia.

For a map of Cambodia with provinces, see
<http://www.discoveryindochina.com/cam/map_provinces.html>. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with links to other recent
PRO/MBDS and ProMED-mail postings on Cambodia and neighboring
countries, see <http://healthmap.org/r/01i1>. - Mods.SCM/MPP]

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Poor hygeine blamed for M?kiri deaths
Monday, 14 June 2010 15:01 Tep Nimol .

THREE men in Mondulkiri province died on Friday after contracting acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), and five others have been sent to hospital, officials said.

Len Vanna, head of the Keo Seima district council, said another death had been recorded last Wednesday.

He said the five hospitalised patients ? including his 39-year-old brother ? had been sent to hospital in Vietnam.

?The five other villagers were sent to Vietnam, which is close to the border, including my brother, whose life probably can?t be saved because his situation is very critical,? he said.

The three men who died on Friday were all in their 50s, he said, and added that their illnesses were likely the result of poor hygiene and a lack of sanitation among villagers when consuming food and water.

Meanwhile, officials in Pursat province said Sunday that a separate outbreak of AWD in Koh Andeth district led to the hospitalisation of 24 people, 18 of whom are in critical condition.

Keo Sangphalbon, the director of the referral hospital in Pursat?s Bakan district, said officials there planned to test samples from the deceased.

?We haven?t taken their tests yet, but provincial health officials have been to the place and concluded that it is a serious [type of] diarrhoea which is similar to cholera,? he said.

The latest reports continue an ongoing spate of AWD outbreaks in a handful of provinces across the country, including one that claimed two more lives in Ratanakkiri last week.

Hoy Vannara, head of Ratanakkiri?s Communicable Diseases Control Department, said Sunday that the latest deaths brought the toll for the year to 22 in that province, and that there had been 700 reported cases.

Dr Nima Asgari, public health specialist for the World Health Organization, said Sunday that the government has taken significant steps to curb diarrhoea outbreaks, but noted that there are significant challenges to ensuring the campaign?s success.

?At the moment [the most important thing] is to get the right messages to the write people at the right time and that is always the problem with health campaigns,? he said.

?The government is doing a lot, and when people actually get to health centres, very few die. The problem is making sure they get to the health centres early enough,? he added.

Sok Touch, director of the Communicable Diseases Control Department at the Ministry of Health, could not be reached for comment on Sunday.

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Five more die of diarrhoea in Ratanakkiri
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 15:02 Tep Nimol .

FIVE people have died from acute watery diarrhoea in Ratanakkiri province since Sunday, prompting around 10 families to flee into the forest to escape the disease, local officials said.

Pev Vil, the chief of Lbung 1 commune in Lumphat district, said two people died from the illness in Katoeng village on Sunday and three on Monday, and that an additional four villagers were receiving treatment at Lumphat district hospital.

?The first death was a 6-year-old boy who got sick on his family?s farm and died shortly afterward. After that, more people got sick and died,? he said.

He added that the villagers had been unable to reach the hospital in time because of the poor condition of the 20-kilometre stretch of road between the village and the provincial capital, Banlung.

Pev Vil said ?uncooked water? and ?bad food? had caused diarrhoea and vomiting.

Tha Bunthak, deputy director of the Ratanakkiri provincial health department, said there have been 1,072 acute watery diarrhoea cases and 28 deaths in the province since April 10 this year.

He said samples from the victims had not yet been sent to the Ministry of Health?s Department of Communicable Disease Control for testing, despite speculation on the part of some villagers and officials that cholera has hit the area.

?I don?t think it is cholera. In the past, we have sent many samples for testing, but the results always show that it was just a case of acute watery diarrhoea,? he said.

He called on the group of families that fled to the forest to return home so that health officials can provide treatment should any of them fall ill with diarrhoea.

?These people could face even more health problems because they have run off into the forest ? because there they won?t have clean water or clean food,? he said.

Kert Sina, director of the Mondulkiri provincial health department, said that since May the province has seen more than 20 cases of acute watery diarrhoea and two related deaths.

?We do not have a serious problem with diarrhoea here. One or two cases are sent to the hospital almost every day, but we have the situation under control,? he said.

Sok Touch, director of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, declined to comment on Tuesday.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index....ive-more-die-of-diarrhoea-in-ratanakkiri.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Sixty die of cholera, diarrhea in Cambodia

English.news.cn 2010-07-02 19:50:41 FeedbackPrintRSS

PHNOM PENH, July 2 (Xinhua) - At least 60 Cambodian people were reported dead by cholera and diarrhea that occurred in 20 out of 24 provinces and cities across the country.

The Ministry of Health said in a report that 60 people died of cholera and diarrhea among the 449 cases found this year.

It said, currently, 11 provinces and cities are still suffering from cholera and diarrhea, including Phnom Penh, and there are about 4,000 suspects of being touched with cholera and diarrhea.

To curb the epidemic, Cambodia has deployed 1,200 health agents who are able to quickly respond to the needs for help, and at the same time the Ministry of Health is advising people to take extra precaution on sanitation.

People are advised to drink clean or boiled water, avoid unclean foods that touched by flies, and to clean hands before having any meal, and sleep inside mosquito nets.

One of the reasons found, many villagers could not access to sufficient water and they just consume wherever water is available even though it is not clean, especially in dry season.

Editor: Xiong Tong

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-07/02/c_13381297.htm

 

[Arkanoid Legent]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Health officials comb afflicted Svay Rieng

BETWEEN 30 and 40 new cases of acute watery diarrhoea have been reported in Svay Rieng province, prompting health officials to go door-to-door administering treatment, the head of the provincial Health Department said yesterday.

Seven of the newly sick have been hospitalised, Pen Sina said.

The outbreak began just two days after a 9-year-old girl died of the disease.

Pen Sina said there had been ?hundreds? of cases reported since late June.

He also said the department had received cholera test results from the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh, and that two of four samples from the end of June had come back positive, as had three of four samples from early July.

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index....alth-officials-comb-afflicted-svay-rieng.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Cambodia: Cholera cases

Given the numbers of fatalities reported in this and other threads in the last year, the official total seems somewhat low.

Cholera outbreak ends

Friday, 07 January 2011 15:00 Tep Nimol
A CHOLERA outbreak that began in November 2009 appears to have come to an end, according to figures from the Health Ministry, which show that no new cases have been reported since at least October 6. The ministry recorded a total of 611 cholera cases and one related death over the course of an 11-month period. Nima Asgari, public health specialist at the World Health Organisation, said yesterday that officials would continue to monitor the situation.

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