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Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Health
- Boston Globe
11-year-old boy is Cambodia's fourth bird flu death this year
Tests from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia confirmed the boy, who lived in a village in the western province of Kampong Speu, died of H5N1 avian influenza. A Health Ministry emergency response team has been working with local authorities to investigate the source of the village's bird flu outbreak and respond with the appropriate technical protocols to prevent further transmission to others, the statement said. The medicine Tamiflu will be distributed to people whose contacts put them at risk and health education campaigns will be conducted in the affected villages, the ministry said. Advertisement 'We would also like to inform you that if you have a fever, cough, sputum discharge, or difficulty breathing and have a history of contact with sick or dead chickens or ducks within 14 days before the start of the symptoms, do not go to gatherings or crowded places and seek consultation and treatment at the nearest health center or hospital immediately,' the ministry warned. 'Avoid delaying this, which puts you at high risk of eventual death.' Cambodia so far this year has recorded four human cases of H5N1 bird flu, all fatal. Advertisement All the victims were reported to have a history of exposure to sick or dead poultry prior to their illness. According to the World Health Organization, as of Monday, before the latest Cambodian casualty, there were 10 confirmed human cases of bird flu reported worldwide so far this year, half of them fatal. Bird flu infections in humans are relatively rare and aren't considered a food safety risk. But as it hits other species, including some mammals, scientists fear the virus could evolve to spread more easily among people.
29-05-2025
- Health
11-year-old boy is Cambodia fourth bird flu death this year
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- An 11-year-old boy died from bird flu in Cambodia's fourth fatal case this year, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. Several chickens and ducks near the boy's house were found to have been sick and dying for a week before the child started feeling ill, the ministry said in a statement. 'Despite the care and rescue efforts of the medical team, the child died" Tuesday at a hospital after arriving with a fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, the ministry said. Tests from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia confirmed the boy, who lived in a village in the western province of Kampong Speu, died of H5N1 avian influenza. A Health Ministry emergency response team has been working with local authorities to investigate the source of the village's bird flu outbreak and respond with the appropriate technical protocols to prevent further transmission to others, the statement said. The medicine Tamiflu will be distributed to people whose contacts put them at risk and health education campaigns will be conducted in the affected villages, the ministry said. 'We would also like to inform you that if you have a fever, cough, sputum discharge, or difficulty breathing and have a history of contact with sick or dead chickens or ducks within 14 days before the start of the symptoms, do not go to gatherings or crowded places and seek consultation and treatment at the nearest health center or hospital immediately,' the ministry warned. 'Avoid delaying this, which puts you at high risk of eventual death.' Cambodia so far this year has recorded four human cases of H5N1 bird flu, all fatal. All the victims were reported to have a history of exposure to sick or dead poultry prior to their illness. According to the World Health Organization, as of Monday, before the latest Cambodian casualty, there were 10 confirmed human cases of bird flu reported worldwide so far this year, half of them fatal. Bird flu infections in humans are relatively rare and aren't considered a food safety risk. But as it hits other species, including some mammals, scientists fear the virus could evolve to spread more easily among people.
United News of India
29-05-2025
- Health
- United News of India
Cambodia records new death of H5N1 bird flu case
Phnom Penh, May 28 (UNI) An 11-year-old boy from western Cambodia's Kampong Speu province had died of H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the fourth human death from the virus so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a press statement released on Wednesday. "A laboratory result from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia showed on May 27, 2025, that the boy was positive for the H5N1 virus," the statement said. The ill-fated boy lived in Samraong Tong district's Srey Sampoung village. "According to queries, chickens and ducks near the patient's house had gotten sick and died subsequently a week before the boy fell ill," the statement said. Health authorities are looking into the source of the infection and examining any suspected cases or people who have been in contact with the victim in order to prevent an outbreak in the community, it added. The Southeast Asian country recorded a total of four human cases of H5N1 so far this year, with all deaths, and all patients reportedly had a history of recent exposure to sick or dead poultry prior to their illness. H5N1 influenza is a flu that normally spreads between sick poultry, but can sometimes spread from poultry to humans. Its symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, and severe respiratory illness. The Ministry of Health called on people to be extra vigilant and not to eat ill or dead poultry, saying that bird flu still threatens people's health. From 2003 to date, there were 76 cases of human infection with H5N1 influenza, including 47 deaths in the kingdom, according to the Ministry of Health. UNI XINHUA ARN
28-05-2025
- Health
Cambodia reports 11-year-old boy is country's fourth bird flu death this year
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- An 11-year-old boy in Cambodia died from bird flu, the country's fourth victim of four confirmed cases of the infection this year, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. The ministry issued a statement saying laboratory tests from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia confirmed the boy, who lived in a village in the western province of Kampong Speu, died Tuesday of H5N1 avian influenza, as the infection is formally called. An investigation found there were several chickens and ducks near the boy's house that had been sick and dying for a week before the child started feeling ill, the ministry said. 'Despite the care and rescue efforts of the medical team, the child died on May 2, 2025, dying at the hospital after arrival in a very serious condition, including fever, cough, shortness of breath and severe difficulty breathing,' the ministry said. A Health Ministry emergency response team has been working with local authorities to investigate the source of the village's bird flu outbreak and respond with the appropriate technical protocols to prevent further transmission to others in the community, the statement said. The medicine Tamiflu will be distributed to people whose contacts put them at risk and health education campaigns will be conducted in the affected villages, the ministry said. 'We would also like to inform you that if you have a fever, cough, sputum discharge, or difficulty breathing and have a history of contact with sick or dead chickens or ducks within 14 days before the start of the symptoms, do not go to gatherings or crowded places and seek consultation and treatment at the nearest health center or hospital immediately,' the ministry warned. 'Avoid delaying this, which puts you at high risk of eventual death.' Cambodia so far this year has recorded four human cases of H5N1 bird flu, all fatal. All the victims were reported to have a history of exposure to sick or dead poultry prior to their illness. According to World Health Organization, as of Monday, before the latest Cambodian casualty, there were 10 confirmed human cases of bird flu reported worldwide so far this year, half of them fatal. Bird flu infections in humans are relatively rare and aren't considered a food safety risk. But as it hits other species, including some mammals, scientists fear the virus could evolve to spread more easily among people.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cambodia reports 11-year-old boy is country's fourth bird flu death this year
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An 11-year-old boy in Cambodia died from bird flu, the country's fourth victim of four confirmed cases of the infection this year, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. The ministry issued a statement saying laboratory tests from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia confirmed the boy, who lived in a village in the western province of Kampong Speu, died Tuesday of H5N1 avian influenza, as the infection is formally called. An investigation found there were several chickens and ducks near the boy's house that had been sick and dying for a week before the child started feeling ill, the ministry said. 'Despite the care and rescue efforts of the medical team, the child died on May 2, 2025, dying at the hospital after arrival in a very serious condition, including fever, cough, shortness of breath and severe difficulty breathing,' the ministry said. A Health Ministry emergency response team has been working with local authorities to investigate the source of the village's bird flu outbreak and respond with the appropriate technical protocols to prevent further transmission to others in the community, the statement said. The medicine Tamiflu will be distributed to people whose contacts put them at risk and health education campaigns will be conducted in the affected villages, the ministry said. 'We would also like to inform you that if you have a fever, cough, sputum discharge, or difficulty breathing and have a history of contact with sick or dead chickens or ducks within 14 days before the start of the symptoms, do not go to gatherings or crowded places and seek consultation and treatment at the nearest health center or hospital immediately,' the ministry warned. 'Avoid delaying this, which puts you at high risk of eventual death.' Cambodia so far this year has recorded four human cases of H5N1 bird flu, all fatal. All the victims were reported to have a history of exposure to sick or dead poultry prior to their illness. According to World Health Organization, as of Monday, before the latest Cambodian casualty, there were 10 confirmed human cases of bird flu reported worldwide so far this year, half of them fatal. Bird flu infections in humans are relatively rare and aren't considered a food safety risk. But as it hits other species, including some mammals, scientists fear the virus could evolve to spread more easily among people.
