Cambodia Reports Another Human H5N1 Avian Influenza Case, 23rd Of The Year
A two-year-old girl from northwestern Pursat province was confirmed positive for human H5N1 avian influenza after she was admitted to the Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap province on Oct. 25 with fever, running nose, lethargy, dyspnea, cough and breathing difficulties. She died on Oct.26. This brings the country’s total this year to 23 cases and 12 deaths. … Cambodia sees the worst outbreak of the virus this year since it was first identified in 2004. To date, the country has recorded 44 human cases of the virus, and 31 people had died of it. …
Robert Herriman
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/cambodia-reports-another-human-h5n1-avian-influenza-case-23rd-of-the-year-59683/
