Avian influenza ? situation in Cambodia (WHO, January 16 2012, edited): 1 New Paediatric Case, Banteay Meanchey

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[Source: World Health Organization, full page: (LINK). Edited.]

Avian influenza ? situation in Cambodia



16 January 2012


The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.

The case was a 2 year-old male from Banteay Meanchey Province. He developed symptoms on 3 January 2012 and was admitted to hospital on 9 January 2012. He is on Tamiflu and has been ventilated.

There have been reports that the boy was exposed to sick poultry in his village.

He is the 19th person in Cambodia to become infected with the H5N1 virus; to date, 16 of these cases have died from complications of the disease.
The National and local Rapid Response Teams (RRT) are conducting outbreak investigation and response following the national protocol. Hospital staff who had contact with the case have been offered oseltamivir.


To date, none of the human contacts have tested positive for A (H5N1).
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Re: Avian influenza ? situation in Cambodia (WHO, January 16 2012, edited): 1 New Paediatric Case, Banteay Meanchey

First bird flu victim of year clings to life

Mom Kunthea with additional reporting by Mary Kozlovski
Monday, 16 January 2012

A two-year-old boy from Banteay Meanchey province is in critical condition after being diagnosed with avian influenza in the Kingdom?s first confirmed case of the virus this year, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation issued on Friday.

The boy, of La Peak village in Preah Netr Preah district?s Chhnuor Meanchey commune, was diagnosed with H5N1 influenza, commonly known as bird flu, on Thursday after falling ill on January 3, the statement read. He was admitted to a Siem Reap hospital on January 9.
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Kao Sopheaktra said that officials would continue to monitor the health of the boy?s relatives and other villagers for at least two weeks.

Commune chief Hem Sarith said the boy fell sick two days after eating sick poultry and that poultry in the area were now being tested.
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http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index....t-bird-flu-victim-of-year-clings-to-life.html