Cambodja meldt 8 sterfgevallen aan vogelgriep in 2013

[Gert van der Hoek]

Cambodja: 2 sterfgevallen aan vogelgriep dit jaar

Met vogelgriep H5N1 besmette kippen hebben het leven gekost aan twee Cambodjanen, meldt de Wereld Gezondheidsorganisatie WHO.

Het gaat om een meisje van 15 en een man van 35 die eerder deze week overleden.

Een baby van 8 maanden bleek ook besmet te zijn, maar het kind is hersteld.

Tot nu toe zijn 24 mensen besmet met vogelgriep H5N1 in Cambodja, 3 overleefden het.

Two Cambodians die from bird flu: WHO

Posted: 25 January 2013

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodians have died from bird flu contracted while preparing infected chicken, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Tests on the victims, a 15-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man who died earlier this week, confirmed they had contracted the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the WHO said in a joint statement with the Cambodian health ministry.

An eight-month-old boy admitted to hospital in Phnom Penh on January 9 was also infected with H5N1 but later recovered, the statement said.

There was evidence of infections among poultry in the villages of the two who died and the pair "prepared sick chicken for food prior to becoming sick", the statement said.

Cambodia has recorded 24 cases of H5N1 since 2003 with all but three of the victims dying.

The virus has killed 362 people worldwide since a major outbreak in 2003, according to WHO statistics.

It typically spreads from birds to humans through direct contact, but experts fear it could mutate into a form easily transmissible between humans, with the potential to trigger a pandemic.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Cambodja meldt 4 sterfgevallen aan vogelgriep

29 januari 2012

Opnieuw zijn 2 kinderen overleden aan de gevolgen van vogelgriep. Dat meldt het Ministerie van Gezondheid van Cambodja. De Wereldgezondheids Organisatie WHO heeft dit bevestigd via informele contacten.

In de afgelopen weken zijn 5 gevallen van vogelgriep gemeld, een baby van 8 maanden heeft het overleefd.

Alle slachtoffers hebben contact gehad met ziek pluimvee. Teams zijn het gebied in gegaan om kippen en eenden te testen op vogelgriep. Bij een positief resultaat worden ze geruimd.

Updates in het Engels: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=199076

Bird flu kills four people in Cambodia in last two weeks

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Avian influenza H5N1 virus killed two more children on Monday, bringing the death toll to four and the number of cases to five in 2013, health officials confirmed Tuesday.

Dr. Denis Laurent, deputy director of Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital, which is the kingdom's largest pediatric hospital, told Xinhua on Tuesday that the latest two deaths were a one-year-old girl from Kompong Speu province's Kong Pisei district and an eight- year-old girl from Kampot province's Toek Chhou district.

He said the two girls died on Monday while receiving medical treatment at the Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital in Phnom Penh.

Last week, Cambodian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization reported 3 new human cases of avian influenza H5N1 with two fatalities.

The two persons died last week from the virus were a 15-year- old female from Prey Kabass district of Takeo province and a 35- year-old man from Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province, a joint statement said.

Among the five cases, an eight-month-old infant boy in Phnom Penh's Por Senchey district, who developed symptoms on Jan. 8, is the only victim to survive.

Cambodia first reported H5N1 in poultry in Jan. 2004. To date, the country has recorded 26 human cases of the virus, killing 23 people.

Minister of Health Mam Bunheng said avian influenza H5N1 is still a threat to the health of Cambodians and children still seem to be most vulnerable.

"I urge parents and guardians to keep their children away from sick or dead poultry," he said in the statement. "If their kids have fast or difficult breathing, they should be brought to medical attention at the nearest health facilities."

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/he..._132135702.htm


thanks to Laidback Al

[Gert van der Hoek]

Cambodja: meisje van 5 overlijdt aan vogelgriep

Cambodja meldde onlangs de 6e besmetting met vogelgriep H5N1 dit jaar. Een meisje van 5 werd eind januari ziek ; zij overleed afgelopen donderdag 7 februari. Waarschijnlijk raakte zij besmet via kippen of eenden die ook vogelgriep hadden.

Het meisje is het 5e sterfgeval dit jaar in Cambodja dat gemeld wordt. In totaal zijn tot nu toe 6 besmettingen gemeld met H5N1 in Cambodja in 2013.

Updates in het Engels: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=199872

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Cambodja meldt 7e nieuwe geval van vogelgriep dit jaar

Het gaat om een meisje van 3 jaar, dat eerder vandaag is overleden.

Seventh new human case of avian influenza H5N1 in Cambodia in 2013

Joint news release of the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia and World Health Organization

PHNOM PENH, 13 February 2013 -The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one more new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed positive for the H5N1 virus.

The seventh case, a 3-year-old girl from Trapeang Kamphleanh village, Ang Phnom Toch commune, Angkor Chey district in Kampot province, was found positive for influenza H5N1 on 11th February 2013 by Institut Pasteur du Cambodge. She developed fever and a red rash on 3rd February 2013 and was initially treated by local private practitioners.

Her condition worsened and she was admitted to Kantha Bopha Hospital on 6th February 2013 with fever, abdominal pain and somnolence and died on 13 February 2013.

There is evidence of recent deaths among poultry in the village and the girl had history of coming into contact with poultry prior to becoming sick.

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=200137

[Gert van der Hoek]

Opnieuw sterfgevallen aan vogelgriep in Cambodja

Onlangs is opnieuw een sterfgeval aan vogelgriep H5N1 gemeld in Cambodja.

In totaal zijn dit jaar al 8 mensen aan vogelgriep overleden. Een jongetje van 8 maanden heeft een besmetting overleefd.

Waarschijnlijk is de oorzaak contact met besmet pluimvee of besmet voedsel.

Ninth New Human Case of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Cambodia in 2013

Joint Press Release from the Ministry Of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO)

Phnom Penh, 27 February 2013

The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one more new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed positive for the H5N1 virus.

The ninth case, a 35-year-old man from Kbal Ou village, Me Sar Chrey commune, Stueng Trang district in Kampong Cham province, was confirmed positive for influenza H5N1 on 23 February 2013 by Institut Pasteur du Cambodge.

He developed fever on 8 February 2013 and his condition worsened on 10 February 2013 with fever, frequent cough, and dyspnea. Local private practitioners initially treated him but his condition further deteriorated.

On 13 February he was admitted to the Kampong Cham Hospital with fever, severe cough and dyspnea and was immediately treated with Tamiflu. He developed pneumonia on 21 February and was transferred to Calmette Hospital in Phnom Penh. Unfortunately, despite intensive medical care he died on 25 February.

There is evidence of recent deaths among poultry in the village and the man had history of coming into contact with sick poultry prior to becoming sick.

The man is the ninth person this year and the 30th person to become infected with the H5N1 virus, and the 27th person to die from complications of the disease in Cambodia.

Of the 30 confirmed cases, 20 were children under 14, and 19 of the 30 were female.

"Avian influenza H5N1 remains a serious threat to the health of all Cambodians. This is the ninth case of H5N1 infection in humans this year,” said HE Dr. Mam Bunheng, Minister of Health.

Meer: persbericht WHO - Min van Volksgezondheid Cambodja