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  • Cambodia reports 7th bird flu case so far this year, 3 year old girl, Kampot province, died

    PHNOM PENH (AFP) - A three-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll from the deadly virus to six so far this year, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

    The girl, from the southern province of Kampot, died in a children's hospital in the capital Phnom Penh, the WHO said in a joint statement with the Cambodian health ministry.

    Tests confirmed she had contracted the H5N1 strain of avian influenza and "the girl had a history of coming into contact with poultry (in her village) prior to becoming sick", it added.

    Cambodian Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in the statement that "H5N1 remains a serious threat to the health of Cambodians, especially children".




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    Cambodia reports 7th bird flu case so far this year, 3 year old girl, Kampot province, died

    PHNOM PENH, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia reported on Wednesday that another 4-year-old girl has contracted Avian Influenza H5N1, becoming the seventh person who infected the virus in 2013.

    Dr. Denis Laurent, deputy director of Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital, which is the kingdom's largest pediatric hospital, said the victim is from Angkor Phnom Touch commune, Angkor Chey district of Southwestern Kampot province. She has received medical treatment at the hospital in Phnom Penh since last Wednesday.

    "Now, her condition is stable," he told Xinhua over telephone on Wednesday.

    So far this year, five of seven confirmed human H5N1 cases have been fatal.

    The country sees the worst outbreak of the virus this year since the disease was first identified in Jan. 2004. To date, the country has recorded 28 human cases of the virus, killing 24 people.

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      Re: Cambodia reports 7th bird flu case so far this year

      [Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
      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.

      The girl is the seventh person this year and twenty-eighth person to become infected with H5N1 virus, and the twenty-fifth person to die from complications of the disease in Cambodia. Of the twenty-eight confirmed cases, 19 were children under 14, and nineteen of the twenty-eight were female.

      "Avian influenza H5N1 remains a serious threat to the health of Cambodians, especially children. This is the seventh case of H5N1 infection in humans this year, and children still seem to be most vulnerable. Children are at high risk because they may play where poultry are found and I urge parents and guardians to keep children away from sick or dead poultry and prevent them from playing with chickens and ducks. Parents and guardians must also make sure children wash their hands with soap and water after any contact with poultry. If they have fast or difficult breathing, they should seek medical attention at the nearest health facility and attending physicians must be made aware of any exposure to sick or dead poultry?, said HE Dr. Mam Bunheng, Minister of Health.

      The Ministry of Health's Rapid Response Teams (RRT) have gone to the hospital and the field to identify the girl?s close contacts, any epidemiological linkage among the seven cases and initiate preventive treatment as required. In addition, a public health education campaign is being conducted in the village to inform families on how to protect themselves from contracting avian influenza. The government's message is - wash hands often; keep children away from poultry; keep poultry away from living areas; do not eat sick poultry; and all poultry eaten should be well cooked.

      H5N1 influenza is a flu that normally spreads between sick poultry, but it can sometimes spread from poultry to humans. Human H5N1 Avian Influenza is a very serious disease that requires hospitalization. Although the virus currently does not easily spread among humans, if the virus changes it could easily be spread like seasonal influenza. Hence, early recognition of cases is important.

      Globally since 2003, there have been 619 laboratory confirmed human cases of avian influenza with 366 related deaths.
      The Ministry of Health will continue to keep the public informed of developments via the MoH website www.cdcmoh.gov.kh where relevant health education materials can also be downloaded.

      For more information on human influenza please call the MoH Influenza Hotline numbers: 115 (free call); 012 488 981 or 089 669 567


      Or contact:

      Ministry of Health
      Dr Sok Touch: Tel +855 12 856 848
      Dr Ly Sovann: Tel +855 12 825 424
      World Health Organization
      Dr Pieter JM van Maaren: Tel +855 23 216 610
      Dr Reiko Tsuyuoka: Tel +855 23 216 610
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        Re: Cambodia reports 7th bird flu case so far this year

        [Source: Xinhua, full text: (LINK).]
        Bird flu kills one more Cambodian, bringing death toll to 6 this year

        English.news.cn 2013-02-13 16:56:36


        PHNOM PENH, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization said Wednesday afternoon that a 3-year-old girl died of Avian Influenza H5N1 on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to six and the number of cases to seven in the country so far this year.

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