The number of people affected by A(H1N1) influenza cases in Cambodia has reached to 101 by at the end of September 2009. It is expected that the number will be continuing increasing in the coming months.

“The number of people affected by the virus – more commonly known as swine flu – was growing, and that the ministry would release new statistics at the end of the week,” the Phnom Penh Post quoted Sok Touch, director of the Communicable Disease Control Department at the Health Ministry, as saying.

The first case of A(H1N1) was known when a group of American students was tested this virus in June.

Recently, a 41-year old woman living in Phnom Penh died from the infection of influenza on September 27.

In order to prevent the spread of the disease, people should wash their hands frequently, refrain from spiting in public, use tissue or handkerchiefs and avoid crowds.

The World Health Organization estimates more than 340,000 confirmed cases of A H1N1 worldwide and more than 41,000 deaths, VOA reported.

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