After death of girl, 12 more detected with H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia

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Ms. Youk Sambath, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health, has confirmed that the Ministry of Health’s emergency response team has found 12 more people infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Prey Veng province.

 

The Secretary of State made her statement last night,  following the death on Wednesday of an 11 year old girl from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Roleang village, Romlech commune, Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng province. This marked the first case of death from bird flu since 2014 and the 57th case in the Kingdom. Between 2005 and 2014, the government reported 37 H5N1-related deaths.

 

The Secretary of State stated that four of the affected people have begun to show symptoms. She added that the emergency response team took their samples for analysis at a laboratory in Phnom Penh and the results will be released today. The Health Ministry said its emergency response teams are investigating the area where the case happened.

 

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