Regional AlertMonkey Pox detected in man in Phnom Penh December 14, 2023By MBDS Team13 Dec 2023. The Ministry of Health has stated that a 28-year-old man living in Phnom Penh has tested positive for Monkey Pox. He developed genital warts, which spread to the right neck, cheeks, forearms and legs, and sought medical advice at the hospital and was sent to the Institute of National Public Health for testing on December 11, 2023 and after receiving a positive result of the Monkey Pox virus, the patient was placed in isolation. READ MORE
Regional AlertVietnam warns about human avian flu risk after Cambodia outbreak December 14, 2023By MBDS Team12 Dec 2023. According to the Cambodian Ministry of Health, two more cases of human infections of H5N1 have been recorded in Kampot province, bringing the total number of human infections to six. Of the cases, three deaths have been confirmed. The Vietnamese Health Ministry has sent dispatches to localities in a bid to strengthen the prevention and control of avian influenza by the year-end. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry of Health calls on citizens to be careful of the transmission of colds and COVID-19 during the cold season December 14, 2023By MBDS Team8 Dec 2023. The Ministry of Health, Cambodia called on all people to remain vigilant to prevent the spread of colds during the cold season and prevent the COVID-19 infection eventually. READ MORE
Regional AlertChina’s respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic – WHO official November 28, 2023By MBDS Team28 Nov 2023. The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently suffering is not as high as before the COVID-19 pandemic, a World Health Organization official said, reiterating that no new or unusual pathogens had been found in the recent cases. READ MORE
Regional Alert100 ducks culled in Kampot province, Cambodia to prevent bird flu November 28, 2023By MBDS Team26 Nov 2023. Kampot Provincial Authority on Friday November 24 culled about 100 ducks in Trapaing Russei Village, Dang Tong district. Chief of Provincial Animal Production and Treatment in Kampot, said the ducks were killed and buried as health officials suspect the birds might be infected with the bird flu virus. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry of Health, Cambodia confirms girl 4 years old tests positive for bird flu in Kampot province November 28, 2023By MBDS Team26 Nov 2023. The Ministry of Health of the Cambodia confirmed that a four-year-old girl from Kampot province has been tested positive for H5N1 bird flu virus. According to authorities, the girl fell ill after carrying a dead chicken on her hands and is suffering from fever and cough, the initial symptoms of bird flu. READ MORE
Regional AlertChina says no unusual pathogens found after WHO queries respiratory outbreaks November 28, 2023By MBDS Team24 Nov 2023. The WHO had asked China for more information after groups including the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in north China. Chinese health authorities have not detected any unusual or novel pathogens and provided the requested data on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry of Health, Cambodia announces H5N1 bird flu in a 21-year-old woman in Kampot province November 25, 2023By MBDS Team24 Nov 2023. The Ministry of Health, announced the positive detection of the H5N1 bird flu virus in a 21-year-old woman in Dong Tong district, Kampot province. READ MORE
Regional AlertUpsurge of respiratory illnesses among children-Northern China November 25, 2023By MBDS Team23 Nov 2023. At a press conference on 13 November 2023, China’s National Health Commission reported on a nationwide increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases, predominantly affecting children. Chinese authorities attributed this increase to lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the arrival of the cold season, and due to circulating known pathogens such as influenza, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Mycoplasma pneumonia and RSV are known to affect children more than adults. READ MORE
Regional AlertChina supplies data to WHO about clusters of respiratory illness November 25, 2023By MBDS Team23 Nov 2023. Chinese health authorities have provided the requested data on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, and have not detected any unusual or novel pathogens, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. READ MORE
