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Cambodia waiting for WHO dengue vaccine approval


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Although the number of dengue fever cases in Cambodia nearly tripled during the first 17 weeks of 2016 compared to the same period last year, a health official said a vaccine for the mosquito-borne virus still needs to be vetted by the WHO before local licensing and introduction could be considered.

From January to April, the Kingdom saw 1,510 confirmed dengue cases and three deaths, compared to 550 infections and one death at the same point in 2015, said Rithea Leang, the national dengue control program manager at the Ministry of Health.

In spite of several recent meetings in which the dengue vaccine has come up, he added, the ministry is focusing on the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine for the time being.

read more http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-waiting-who-dengue-vaccine-approval

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