Cambodia records three more cases of monkeypox; total now stands at 17

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia has detected three more cases of mpox, also known as monkeypox, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17 so far, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday.

"Since December 2023 to date, a total of 17 people had been tested positive for mpox. All of them are men, aged between 20 and 43 years old," the ministry said, adding that nearly all of them lived and worked in the capital Phnom Penh.