In the clear: Suspected cases in Cambodia not Monkeypox

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After alarm was raised in Cambodia with the announcement of six suspected Monkeypox cases in Cambodia, lab tests have revealed that the six individuals are not infected by Monkeypox.Dr Ly Sovann, Director of the Department Communicable Disease Control Department of the Ministry of Health, confirmed that the cases were negative on the morning of June 2 in a social media post.

 

“We found six suspected cases, not confirmed to be Monkeypox,” said Dr Sovann. “Five of them are adults and one is a child, but the results of the laboratory tests are negative.” He added that the suspected cases were not imported, but Cambodians in the country who do not have a history of traveling abroad.

 

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