PHNOM PENH - Dr. Li Sovann, head of Ministry of Health's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, denied the reports that West Africa-hit Ebola virus disease has spread to countries which border with Cambodia.He said patients in Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar were recently suspected to have infected by the deadly Ebola, but after checking and following their health for 24 hours, they were allowed to leave the hospitals.So far there is no suspicion of Ebola case in Cambodia, he said.To date, Ebola virus disease has claimed over 1,200 lives in West Africa.

Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) health workers prepare at ELWA's isolation camp during the visit of Senior United Nations (UN) System Coordinator for Ebola David Nabarro, at the camp in Monrovia August 23, 2014.

Patients in Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar were recently suspected to have infected by the deadly Ebola. -Cambodia Herald/ANN

Ministry says no Ebola case in Cambodia's neighbouring countries