Cambodia: Malaria 2012

[Shiloh]

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2012-06/26/c_131677511.htm

Cambodia: 27 Die in 29,510 malaria cases in first 5 months
English.news.cn 2012-06-26 19:09:44

PHNOM PENH, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Some 29,510 malaria cases were reported in Cambodia in the first five months of this year, claiming 27 lives, according to a report of the country's National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control on Tuesday.

The report showed that the number of malaria cases declined by 11 percent compared with the same period last year, while casualties remained the same...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Cambodia: 27 Die in 29,510 malaria cases in first 5 months

Re: Cambodia: 27 Die in 29,510 malaria cases in first 5 months

Some 35,710 malaria cases reported in Cambodia, killing 28 people in H1
Updated: 2012-07-25 14:32

Some 35,710 malaria cases had been reported in the first six months of this year, a 23 percent decrease compared with 46,360 cases at the same period last year, a report of the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control showed Wednesday.
The report said that the death toll from the disease during the January-June period this year was 28 people, 10 percent drop from 31 deaths at the same period last year.
Char Meng Chuor, head of the center, said that the decrease was thanks to awareness campaigns and mosquito net distribution to the disease-prone groups of people.
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http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2012-07/25/content_15616866.htm

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Cambodia: Malaria 2012

Malaria death toll in Cambodia down 42 pct in 9 months
Updated: 2012-11-03 15:25:00

(Xinhua)

PHNOM PENH, November 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia recorded only 35 deaths from malaria during the first nine months of this year, a 42 percent decrease from 60 deaths at the same period last year, according to a report of the National Center for Malaria Control released here Saturday.
The report attributed the drop in the malaria death toll to awareness campaigns and the distribution of mosquito nets to the disease-prone groups of people. In August, the center began to distribute about 1.14 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets to groups of vulnerable people.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2012-11-03/content_7420033.html