Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Dengue Outbreak Prompts Government Campaign

Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Officials from the Ministry of Health met with provincial health authorities on Tuesday to begin a campaign to curb an outbreak of dengue fever.

At least 10 people have died from the disease since June, with another 3,700 infected in what health officials say is a sharp increase from last year.

“We are very concerned about the outbreak of dengue fever over the last few months,” Huy Rekol, deputy director of the Ministry of Health's dengue control department, told the meeting. “So we must have a strong response to this outbreak.”

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