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Use of a multiplex PCR/RT‐PCR approach to assess the viral causes of influenza‐like illnesses in Cambodia during three consecutive dry seasons
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:59 +0100 | Journal of Medical Virology
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Also In Global Health News: Monkeypox In Congo; Indonesian Volcano; Latrines In Cambodia; Maternal Health In India
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
Monkeypox Prevalence Surges In Smallpox 'Vaccine Naive' In Congo The New York Times reports on monkeypox cases, which are "surging in tropical Africa." Researchers found that "monkeypox was 20 times as common" in nine rural Congolese districts as it was 30 years ago, the newspaper writes, citing a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (McNeil, 8/30)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Sanitation given a big push in rural Cambodia (Feature)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:36:53 +0100 | Monsters and Critics Health News
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Cost and disease burden of Dengue in Cambodia
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | BMC Public Health - Latest articles
Conclusion: Our analysis confirmed the high societal and individual family burden of dengue. Total costs represented between 0.03 and 0.17% of Gross Domestic Product. Health seeking behavior has a major impact on costs. The more accurate estimate used in this study will better allow decision makers to account for dengue costs particularly among the poor when balancing the benefits of introducing a potentially effective dengue vaccine. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)

[Newsdesk] The real cost of counterfeit medicines
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | The Lancet Infectious Diseases
In April 2010, the Cambodian Ministry of Health announced that the previous 5 months had seen the enforced closure of nearly 65% of the illegal pharmacies operating in the country. The US Agency for International Development (USAID)-backed Promoting the Quality of Medicines Programme—which is active in 30 nations—had gathered evidence that these pharmacies were a significant source of counterfeit and substandard medicines in Cambodia. (Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases)

Residual Antimalarial Concentrations before Treatment in Patients with Malaria from Cambodia: Indication of Drug Pressure
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:04:31 +0100 | The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue
Conclusions. The findings demonstrate that there is high drug pressure and that many people still seek treatment in the private and informal sector, where appropriate treatment is not guaranteed. Promotion of comprehensive behavioral change, communication, community‐based mobilization, and advocacy are vital to contain the emergence and spread of parasite resistance against new antimalarials. (Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue)

ASEAN Representatives Participate In Week-Long Exercise Aimed At Improving Region's Pandemic Response
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
A group of experts from Southeast Asia gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Monday for the start of a four-day exercise to help bolster "the capabilities of [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] ASEAN member states, both individually and collectively, to prepare for and respond to a severe pandemic with potentially devastating effects on the region," Agence France-Presse/The Independent reports (8/17)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Prevalence and barriers to HIV testing among mothers at a tertiary care hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | BMC Public Health - Latest articles
Background: One-third of all new HIV infections in Cambodia are estimated to be due to mother-to-child transmission. Although the Ministry of Health adopted a policy of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC), nearly a quarter of pregnant mothers were not tested in 2007. Greater acceptance of HIV testing is a challenge despite Cambodia's adoption of the PITC policy. Methods: A hospital-based quantitative and cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of and barriers to HIV testing among mothers after delivery at the National Maternal and Child Health Center in Phnom Penh. The Center is one of the largest maternal and child care hospitals in the country to offer PITC services. All 600 eligible mothers who were admitted to the hospital after delivery from Octo...

"Role of risk and protective factors in risky sexual behavior among high school students in Cambodia" - Yi S, Poudel KC, Yasuoka J, Palmer PH, Yi S, Jimba M.
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:49:25 +0100 | SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)
The objective of this study was to identify the operation of ris... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))