Case histories of infectious disease management in developing countries: Phnom Penh and Kabul.

Ongoing outbreak of Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A infections, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Dear Editor, Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A (Salmonella Paratyphi A) is an emerging pathogen in Asia accounting for 14% (Indonesia) to 64% (southeastern China) of enteric fever cases in this continent [1]. Between January and September 2013, an unusual increase in the number of Salmonella Paratyphi A infections was registered in adult patients attending Sihanouk Hospital Centre of HOPE...

Intensive Circulation of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Peri-urban Sentinel Pigs near Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Despite the increased use of vaccination in several Asian countries, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) remains the most important cause of viral encephalitis in Asia in humans with an estimated 68,000 cases annually. Considered a rural disease occurring mainly in paddy-field dominated landscapes where pigs are amplifying hosts, JE may nevertheless circulate in a wider range of environment given the di...

WEEE/E-waste Management Report Phnom Penh Municipality Kingdom of Cambodia

CTX-M β-Lactamases in Escherichia coli from Community-acquired Urinary Tract Infections, Cambodia

Despite the recent global spread of CTX-M beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from community-acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs), their dissemination has been little studied in developing countries. In a 2-year prospective study, we documented the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in E. coli that were responsible for CA-UTIs in Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. Ninety...

Improving the quality of emergency care for children in developing countries.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization | April 2006, 84 (4) a Centre for International Children Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 2052, Australia. b World Health Organization, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. c World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Correspondence to this author (email: [email protected]). Ref. No. 06-0303...