柬埔寨的卫生官员说，2007年爆发的将近10年来最严重的登革热导致了400多人死亡，其中大多数是儿童。总共有4万柬埔寨人感染了登革热。登革热通过蚊子传染，会引起剧烈的头痛、肌肉和关节疼痛，最为严重的导致内出血、循环系统问题和肝肿大。
卫生官员说，柬埔寨各地医院都没有为爆发登革热做准备。柬埔寨最后一次严重爆发登革热是1998年，当时有1万6千多人受到感染，有400多人死亡。世界卫生组织说，全世界有40%的人面临登革热的威胁。
Cambodian health officials say the worst outbreak of dengue fever in nearly a decade killed more than 400 people in 2007 — most of them children. A total of 40-thousand Cambodians were infected by dengue fever, which is borne by mosquitoes. It causes blinding headaches, rashes, and painful muscle and joint aches. The worst cases result in internal bleeding, circulation problems, and liver enlargement.
Health officials say hospitals across Cambodia were ill-prepared to handle the outbreak.The last serious outbreak of dengue fever in Cambodia occurred in 1998, when about 16-thousand people became infected. More than 400 people were killed in that outbreak. The World Health Organization says 40-percent of the world is at risk from dengue.