Cambodia: Govt announces Chikungunya has hits 15 provinces


Children diagnosed with Chikungunya in Siem Reap province. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Aug 8 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine has announced that the chikungunya outbreak in the Kingdom has spread to 15 provinces. Some 1,700 people are now suspected to have the disease.

Vandine urged people to prevent its further spread by eliminating shelters for the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which are attracted to standing water and breed anywhere water collects.

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