Chikungunya Outbreak in Ratanakkiri, 2021

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Chikungunya Outbreak in Ratanakkiri, 2021

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Chikungunya strikes Ratanakkiri province
Mom Kunthear | Publication date 24 May 2021 | 10:00 ICT

More than 100 people were infected with Chikungunya in La’ak commune’s Ping village in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Chum district, according to deputy provincial governor Nhem Sam Oeun.

Sam Oeun told The Post on May 23 that the cases were discovered 10 days ago and that most of the patients had already recovered and been discharged from hospital.

“This happened in just one village in O’Chum district. We have yet to see it happen in other places. In this area of the forest there are a lot of mosquitoes – especially Aedes aegypti. But the provincial authorities and health officials have sprayed the village with insecticide and the anti-dengue larvicide “Abate” to kill the mosquito larva,” he said.

Sam Oeun added that the authorities and officials had intervened in a timely manner and doctors had been on site to advise people and take the critically ill patients to the hospital for medical treatment, while those with minor illness receive treatment at home.

Ratanakkiri provincial health department director Ung Ratana told The Post that the hospital working group had wrapped up their work in the district without much difficulty.

The Ministry of Health said the Chikungunya virus is spread to people by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito and people of all ages were susceptible to the disease.

According to the ministry, the three most common symptoms of infection are a fever for three to four days, joint pain and skin rashes. The disease does not generally cause death unless the patient has a combination of other factors such as having a simultaneous infection with dengue fever, malaria or encephalitis.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... i-province
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What is chikungunya?

Chikungunya virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person already infected with the virus. Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other people through bites.

Symptoms usually begin 3–7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. The most common symptoms of chikungunya are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. Most people feel better within a week. In some people the joint pain may persist for months.
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Latest chikungunya outbreak reported in Kandal:

August 9, 2021
Chikungunya outbreak infects more than 80 people in Kandal province
More than 80 villagers in Kandal province’s Kampong Luong commune, Ponhea Leu district have contracted chikungunya and dengue fever, according to an official.

Kandal Provincial governor Kong Sophorn said that more than 80 villagers infected with chikungunya and dengue fever have received treatment at the premise of HE Tep Pranom High School.

Cambodia Red Cross branch in Kandal province also gave each patient 20 kg of rice, one box of noodles, one box of canned fish, one box of water, one box of masks, one bottle of alcohol, and 50,000 Riels.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50912368/c ... -province/
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