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Monday, February 18, 2013

H5N1 outbreaks in two districts of Cambodia



Cambodia The network reported on 18/2 AI news broke out in
the districts Stueng Page and Prey Chor Province Kongpong Cham, the
country's capital, Phnom Penh is about 120 km to the east.
Alert on quoted health officials said there were 385 birds died in the
past few days.
Experts have warned local people about the disease after
test results showed that three ducks infected. A man in this province has been 
conducting tests after being suspected of contracting the H5N1 virus from eating dead duck. If the
test result is positive, this will be the eighth person in Cambodia H5N1 

virus since the beginning of 2013 to date.
Deprived week, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Cambodian Ministry of Health said there were 6
deaths from bird flu since the beginning of this year.
According to the WHO, since the first bird flu outbreak in the world in the 
January / 2004, Cambodia had 29 cases with 25 deaths.
Cambodian Health Minister Man Bunheng confirmed bird flu still a "
serious threat to the people of Cambodia, especially children