Cambodia - Girl, 6, MOH Reports 22nd H5N1 Case Of 2013 - Battambang province

[sharon sanders]

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Cambodia MOH Reports 22nd H5N1 Case Of The Year



Credit FAO Empres Report

# 7923

While we continue to watch the emerging H7N9 virus, a fresh reminder this morning that the H5N1 virus is still circulating in poultry, and occasionally sickening and killing humans. Cambodia today reports their 22nd human infection of the year ? that number now eclipsing the aggregate of all previous cases reported between 2005 and the end of 2012.

2005 ? 4 cases 2010 ? 1 case
2006 ? 2 cases 2011 ? 8 cases
2007 ? 1 case 2012 - 3 cases
2008 ? 1 case 2013 ? 22 cases
2009 ? 1 case

So far, all of the cases this year appear to be widely scattered and have been linked to direct contact to infected poultry. There are no indications of human-to-human spread of the virus.

22nd New Human Cases of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Cambodia in 2013

30 October 2013
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus. This is the 22nd case this year and the 43rd person to become infected with the H5N1 virus in Cambodia. Of the 43 confirmed cases, 32 were children under 14, and 26 of the 43 were female. In addition, only 11 cases out of the 22 cases this year survived.
The 22nd case, a 6-year-old girl from Romdoul village, O Romdoul commune, Phnom Preuk district, Battambang province confirmed positive for human H5N1 human avian influenza on 24th October 2013 by Institut Pasteur du Cambodge. The girl developed fever on 14th October 2013. On 15th October 2013, her parents sought treatment for her in the village. The girl?s condition worsened and the girl was referred to the Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap. On 19th October 2013 she was admitted to the Jayavarman VII Hospital with fever, cough, abdominal pain, running nose, sore throat and dyspnea. Laboratory samples were taken on 22nd October and Tamiflu administered on 24th October. The girl is currently in a stable condition.
(Continue . . . )

The report goes on to state that chickens and ducks had recently died in the girl?s neighborhood, and they were investigating if she?d had direct contact with any of them.
Human infections with the H5N1 virus ? while relatively rare - are always a concern:

• Because of the high fatality rate among known cases
• And because each time the virus jumps from its normal (avian) host to a human (or other mammal), it gives it another opportunity to adapt and change.

Despite hundreds (perhaps thousands) of such opportunities to date, the virus remains poorly adapted to human physiology. It can produce severe illness ? even death ? but only rarely is transmitted on to another person.

For now, H5N1 is primarily a threat to poultry, and to a lesser extent, those who work with, or come in close contract with, infected poultry.

The concern, of course, is that over time the virus will adapt further and someday pose a pandemic threat to humans.

Posted by Michael Coston at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2013/10/cambodia-moh-reports-22nd-h5n1-case-of.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" itemprop="datePublished" title="2013-10-31T07:18:00-04:00">7:18 AM</abbr>

[sharon sanders]

Re: Cambodia - Girl, 6, MOH Reports 22nd H5N1 Case Of 2013 - Battambang province

machine translation

Girl from Battambang from influenza H5N1 infection With pharmaceutical assistance
By Ben Sokhean and Dene-Hern Chen - November 4, 2013

A 6 - year - old girl from Battambang , people 22 and suffering from bird flu which is one half of these people out of what most viruses not unprecedented in the country .

Officials said yesterday that the girls had complete relief , and after spending two weeks rest in the hospital Jayavarman 7 in the vicinity of the hospital where she had bird flu remedies Tamil hlou (Tamiflu) medication against bird flu in humans are dealt with effectively if the drugs were distributed in time time .

Sony snan Communications Officer World Health Organization Says that " this is the case, and 22 . Girls were sent home . out of danger . "

Christophe snan , said Cambodia is a country in the region that has a large number of cases of bird flu this year , with 11 deaths cases out of 22 cases . majority of H5N1 cases are children .

According to the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health Said the girl , who has fever on October 14 , which caused her family brought her to the hospital a local hospital before she was transferred to hospital Jayavarman 7 in the vicinity , on 19 October .

After the test, the Laboratory The results confirmed that her disease and bird flu drugs the Tamil hlou be provided on 24 October and doctors said the situation her better fit enough to return home on Sunday .

Mr. David Randall (Denis Laurent) , vice president of the hospital vicinity and Kantha Bopha another suggested that the chance of escape this girl's H5N1 infection is most dependent on sending them to the hospital and analysis time .

He added that cases of bird flu are likely to grow , according to statements reported in Cambodia Especially since the hospital 's focus on children .

Dr. Laura Randall said , " I believe that not only children , but only the hospital we met this job and try to solve this problem . "

Hong Chan , vice president Chek hands and the father of 6 -year- old girl Said a few days after his daughter 's disease had experienced flooding acute and dead poultry .

Mr. Chan said that " many birds die during the floods , and my daughter played around this bird cage . then I also have a fever . "

Christophe snan at the World Health Organization has suggested that there are a number of factors behind the large cases that were recorded in provinces across the country , including the infected birds . " in Cambodia roads better than before and poultry transported from one place to another so the bird was transported to away so it can not spread . "

He says that " people are still cooking chicken sick or dead ." Bunny

http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/6946/