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Cambodia urges travelers returning from Middle East, S.Korea to be vigilant over MERS

Xinhua, June 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Cambodia and the World Health Organization issued a joint statement on Friday, urging travelers coming back from the Middle East countries and South Korea to be vigilant over the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

The statement was made after MERS has hit South Korea since last month, killing four people in 41 infected cases.

Travels between South Korea and Cambodia are remarkably busy with more than 10 direct flights between the two destinations per day.

"If you have developed the following symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath, either during travel or after your return from the Middle East countries or the Republic of Korea, please go to see a doctor immediately and inform him about your travel history," the joint statement said.

"Until now, there is no MERS case in Cambodia," it said. "In Cambodia, the Ministry of Health is enhancing its surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections and is reviewing any unusual patterns. Hospitals are alert to prepare in case of any suspected MERS case."

MERS is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel Coronavirus that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. So far, more than 1,100 cases of MERS infections have been reported globally with 442 deaths, the joint statement said, adding that the virus can transmit from an infected person to another in close contact.

"There is no vaccine or specific treatment currently available, " it added. Endi