The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one (1) new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus. This is the 6th case this year and the 53rd person to become infected with the H5N1 virus in Cambodia. The case is from Phnom Penh City. Of the 53 confirmed cases, 41 were children under 14, and 29 of the 53 were female. In addition, since the first case happened in Cambodia in 2005 there were only 18 cases survived.
The Ministry of Health and World Health Organization have announced that avian influenza H5N1 has killed a boy living on the outskirts of Phnom Penh capital.
According to their joint press release issued this morning, the 3-year-old boy is from Prey Lovea village, Sangkat Chom Chao, Khan Por Senchey.
The boy fell sick on Feb. 22, and he was admitted to the National Pediatric Hospital on Feb. 28, then he was transferred to Calmette Hospital on Mar. 02, and he died on the same day.