Mystery illness outbreak strikes Poipet: 10 people hospitalised with similar symptoms

[geovalin]

Ten people have fallen ill, with all of them exhibiting similar symptoms in a mysterious outbreak in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet city. The symptoms experienced by the group include abnormal fever, sore throat, skin rashes, joint pains and, in some cases, convulsions.

 

Banteay Meanchey provincial health department director Oum Rath said the patients had been hospitalised at the provincial health centre and were being monitored by doctors to diagnose the disease.

 

“The condition of the patients has improved but the medical team is still trying to ascertain the cause of the illness,” he said, adding four of them were women and two were children. Speaking with doctors at the provincial hospital, Rath said although the cause has not been determined yet, doctors suspect it is Chikungunya disease, which is transmitted through the Aedes mosquito.

 

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[steven100]

12 minutes ago, geovalin said:

Chikungunya disease

Better get the fog machine's out .... nasty disease.

[Foghorn]

Or another Chinese virus

[unblocktheplanet]

Mosquito-borne chikungunya disease, from day-biting mosquitoes is prevalent throughout Thailand. Worse than dengue, some say.

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, Foghorn said:

Or another Chinese virus

No, a virus spread by mosquitoes. Only 10 known cases here in Cambodia at the moment but in Thailand:-

 

On May 24, Thai officials reported 1362 chikungunya cases in 53 provinces and according to the latest report on June 22, the tally has risen to 2,873 cases in 56 provinces. No deaths have been reported. Provinces with the highest incidence of chikungunya include Chanthaburi, Uthai Thani, Lamphun, Rayong and Trat.Jun 27, 2020

 

Beware of the "mossies"!

[thecyclist]

Covid-20 here we come.