
A seven-year-old boy and his three-year-old sister from Cambodia's northeastern Kratie Province died from H5N1 human avian influenza on Friday, bring the death number of the cases to three so far this year, a health official confirmed Wednesday. "They died on the same day at Kompong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital, the girl died first," Dr. Sok Touch, director of Communicable Disease Control Department at the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua. The two siblings contracted the virus on Feb. 1 and were taken to the hospital by their parents. "Chickens were found died in their village and they had touched and eaten poultry before getting sick," he said. "The boy victim was tested positive for H5N1 virus, but the girl victim died before she could be tested," he said. However, the two victims had shown similar symptoms. H5N1 influenza is a flu that normally spreads between sick poultry, but it can sometimes spread from poultry to human, according to the World Health Organization. Bird flu was first identified in Cambodia ten years ago. To date, the country has reported 50 human cases of the virus, killing 35 people.
GMT 18:35 2018 Thursday ,11 January
Syrian refugee sets himself ablaze at UN office in LebanonGMT 18:48 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
Novo Nordisk woos Belgian nano-drug makerGMT 17:54 2017 Wednesday ,27 December
Medical evacuations begin from besieged Syria rebel bastionGMT 12:14 2017 Monday ,25 December
MoHAP successfully conducts cochlear implant operationGMT 18:24 2017 Sunday ,24 December
Palestinian conjoined twins arrive in RiyadhGMT 19:05 2017 Monday ,18 December
new! magazine names fitness & food editorGMT 17:03 2017 Wednesday ,29 November
Spain reports case of 'mad cow disease'GMT 14:05 2017 Saturday ,11 November
EU can't agree on new licence for controversial glyphosate weedkiller
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor