Bird flu suspected 700 poultry to be culled

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

More than 700 ducks and chickens suspected of carrying avian influenza are expected to be killed by Prey Veng provincial authorities. Since 2003, more than 290 people were killed by bird flu. And recently, a 27-old man was died from infection of this disease. Chhyn Dy, head of the district’s animal health office, said that [...]

Cambodia’s 17th person contracted swine flu

Monday, July 27th, 2009

After testing positive for the swine flu A(H1N1) virus on Friday, A 22-year-old Irish women have been found the infliction of A(H1N1) influenza virus. She traveled to Cambodia from Vietnam and then she was in Siem Reap for testing virus. Ly Sovann, deputy director of the Communicable Disease Control Department at the Ministry of Health, [...]

Government asked people to postpone travelling to Thailand

Monday, July 27th, 2009

With the increasing number of A(H1N1) influenza cases in Southeast Asia, and the spread of influenza infliction in Thailand, the Ministry of Health has asked all Cambodian people to delay travel to and from Thailand in order to avoid to contract swine flu virus. It was noticed that a large number of A(H1N1) individuals in [...]