8 dead in Kampong Cham; rice wine suspected culprit.
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8 dead in Kampong Cham; rice wine suspected culprit.
Nearly 10 Deaths Linked to Wine
Eight people have died in Kampong Cham’s Kampong Siem district since the middle of last month, according to provincial health and ministry officials, who say a preliminary investigation has pointed to wine as the cause.
All residents of Krola commune’s Thmey village, the proximity of the victims’ homes prompted government officials as well as those from the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate, Dr. Nhing Menghong, director of the Krola Health Center, told Khmer Times yesterday.
“Officials from the Health Ministry, Ministry of Handicrafts and Industry and the World Health Organization came down to investigate the case for four days and issued preliminary results saying that the deaths may be caused by rice wine or herbal wine poisoning. The ministry also took wine to make further investigations,” Dr. Menghong said, adding that the cause of the deaths was as yet unconfirmed.
He could not give a timeframe for when the results of the investigation into the seized wine would be released, but said the eight victims included three women and ranged in age from 30 to 66.
They all showed similar symptoms before passing away either at home or while in the hospital, including difficulty breathing, blurred vision and vomiting, Dr. Menghong said. The victims were reported to have drunk rice or herbal wine from a few hours to days before their deaths.
“After showing primary results on the villagers’ causes of death, the authority went directly to the village to distribute a notice to more than 600 families and also banned them from drinking rice wine or herbal wine until the cause of death is known officially,” Dr. Menghong said.
Drinking wine is common practice in Thmey village, where residents work primarily as loggers. Health officials are now monitoring the village for any signs of residents with symptoms matching those of the eight victims...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26625/ ... d-to-wine/
Eight people have died in Kampong Cham’s Kampong Siem district since the middle of last month, according to provincial health and ministry officials, who say a preliminary investigation has pointed to wine as the cause.
All residents of Krola commune’s Thmey village, the proximity of the victims’ homes prompted government officials as well as those from the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate, Dr. Nhing Menghong, director of the Krola Health Center, told Khmer Times yesterday.
“Officials from the Health Ministry, Ministry of Handicrafts and Industry and the World Health Organization came down to investigate the case for four days and issued preliminary results saying that the deaths may be caused by rice wine or herbal wine poisoning. The ministry also took wine to make further investigations,” Dr. Menghong said, adding that the cause of the deaths was as yet unconfirmed.
He could not give a timeframe for when the results of the investigation into the seized wine would be released, but said the eight victims included three women and ranged in age from 30 to 66.
They all showed similar symptoms before passing away either at home or while in the hospital, including difficulty breathing, blurred vision and vomiting, Dr. Menghong said. The victims were reported to have drunk rice or herbal wine from a few hours to days before their deaths.
“After showing primary results on the villagers’ causes of death, the authority went directly to the village to distribute a notice to more than 600 families and also banned them from drinking rice wine or herbal wine until the cause of death is known officially,” Dr. Menghong said.
Drinking wine is common practice in Thmey village, where residents work primarily as loggers. Health officials are now monitoring the village for any signs of residents with symptoms matching those of the eight victims...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26625/ ... d-to-wine/
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