2nd KT WORKING GROUP IN CAMBODIA

Dr. Leang Reathy Head of Dengue Program at CNM/MoH made a preliminary speech before the technical presentation; he reminded that this ECOMORE study is really critical for the dengue control strategy of the government. Even the project would not change the policy, its role is to show an innovative way for more efficacy.

The same day, 12 September 2018, the quoted:

“ The number of dengue fever cases in the first half of the year increased by more than 200 percent when compared to the same period last year, a report from the National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control shows.
The report said there were 5,284 dengue fever cases in the first six months of 2018, leading to ten deaths.
“The cases of dengue fever in 2018 is higher than last year by more than 200 percent,” said Huy Rekol, director of the center. “There were 1,590 cases in the first six months of 2017.”
“Ten people were killed by dengue fever in 2018, which is up from just one person in the first half of last year,” he added.
The report added that more than 71 percent of dengue fever patients this year were children aged between five to 14-years-old.
The report noted that the data was gleaned from reports filed by observers, who visited the hospital and conducted interviews with parents of sick children, who were often taken to get treatment too late.
“Some of the parents of the children are still lacking an understanding of dengue fever,” the report said.
Kim Sourphirun, director of the Kampong Cham provincial health department, said yesterday that dengue fever in his province has increased this year.
“The cases of dengue fever in Kampong Cham province so far this year increased compared to last year, but no one died here,” he said.
He said health officials have educated people in the province so that they know how to protect themselves.
“Although the cases of dengue increased, we can control it,” he said. “I want to send a message to everyone to take steps to avoid the illness, and if you have a suspicion that you are infected, do not delay going to the hospital.”
Meanwhile, the center has introduced measures to prevent an outbreak of dengue fever in 2018 after the Health Ministry warned earlier this year that dengue fever cases could spike.
The CNM has prepared more than 350 tons of the larvicide BTI and more than 5,690 liters of insecticide throughout the country.
There were 6,372 cases of dengue fever in Cambodia in 2017. In 2016, there were 12,843 cases with 18 deaths.
Dengue fever outbreaks usually occur every five to six years.”

This show the importance and relevance of ECOMORE project in Cambodia which is fully in line with the concern of Health Authorities to better control vector and dengue.

After this introduction, Sébastien Boyer presented COMBI activities and the preliminary findings of the entomological field study and Dr. Ly Sowath showed the first results of the epidemiological and virological study which require more complex statistical analysis to be interpreted.

A gourmet lunch was offered to the participants giving opportunity to exchange on both presentations and results.

Participants in the 2^nd Working Group Meeting

Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health
Dr. Teng Srey, Deputy Director
Dr. Yi Sengdoeurn, Deputy Director
Center of National Malaria, Ministry of Health
Dr. Leang Rithea, Chief of Dengue Office
School Health Department, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Dr. Chhay Kim Sotheavy, Director
Ms. Sar Horn, Chief of Health Office
World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr. Chan Vibol Dengue Control program
AFD
Dr. Chan Sorya, Project manager at AFD
Malaria Consortium (MC)
Mr. Thy Chea, Program Manager
General Directorate of Animal Health and Production (GDAHP)
Dr. Holl Davun deputy Director in charge of One Health
IRD
Mr. Vincent Herbreteau, Health geographer
Institute Pasteur in Cambodia (IPC)
Dr. Didier Fontenille Director of IPC
Dr. Ly Sowath, Deputy Director/ PI of the ECOMORE study
Dr. Sebastien Boyer Head of the Entomology Unit
Dr. Patrice Piola Head of the Epidemiology Unit
Dr. Philippe Dussart, Head of the Virology Unit
Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)
Mr. Yves Froehlich Regional Project Coordinator