2-year-old Cambodian girl dies from bird flu

A 2-year-old girl was infected Avian Influenza Cambodian authorities reported that the number of deaths from the disease in the country in 2023 reached three.

he ministry of health It said investigators confirmed the minor was a resident of a village in the southeastern province. PreymianHe said in a statement Monday night that he had tested positive for the H5N1 virus.

When several people begin to suspect a possible infection chicken

dead In the house where the little girl lived with her parents.

Little girl’s death adds to recent events die go through Avian Influenza The death of a 50-year-old man in Svay Rieng province and the death of an 11-year-old girl in Prey Veng province in February were the first deaths from the virus recorded in the country since 2014.

Following the latest deaths, authorities have active National protocols designed to search for the spread of pathogens in animals and humans.

Officers “will continue to look for suspicious cases and pretentious

to prevent spread to other members of the community,” the Ministry of Health noted in its note.

At least 50 people in Cambodia have been infected, according to official figures Infected Since 2005, 40 people have died due to bird flu.

“Avian influenza continues to threaten people’s health peopleespecially children,” the ministry stressed, asking citizens to be cautious and notify authorities in case of possible illness.

Bird flu is a disease that commonly occurs send Poultry is transmitted to humans through direct contact, but there are rare cases of human-to-human transmission, and the infected person usually needs to be hospitalized.

According to information from EFE