- The brother of a 9-year-old boy who died from chicken flu in Kratie province, Cambodia, has examined optimistic for the virus.
- The boy’s dying was the primary reported case of chicken flu in Cambodia this 12 months.
- He fell sick after consuming a meal ready from poultry raised by his dad and mom, exhibiting signs like fever, shortness of breath, coughing and fainting.
The brother of a boy who died final week from chicken flu has examined optimistic for the virus, Cambodia’s Health Ministry mentioned Monday.
The 9-year-old’s dying within the northeastern province of Kratie was the primary from chicken flu in Cambodia this 12 months, after 4 had been reported final 12 months by the World Health Organization.
Bird flu, also called avian influenza, usually spreads in poultry and wasn’t deemed a risk to folks till a 1997 outbreak amongst guests to poultry markets in Hong Kong. Most human instances have concerned direct contact with contaminated poultry, however there have been issues that the virus may evolve to unfold extra simply between folks.
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The WHO and the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization this month warned that Lunar New Year festivities celebrated in a lot of Asia posed an elevated danger of spreading the virus.
Grilled chickens are seen on sale in a store outdoors Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 12, 2024. Cambodia has reported a brand new chicken flu case. Cambodia’s Health Ministry says the brother of a boy who died final week from chicken flu has examined optimistic for the virus. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
In an announcement, Cambodia’s Health Ministry mentioned the 16-year-old brother examined optimistic for the virus on Sunday however exhibited no signs. The boy was present process medical remedy, and officers are investigating who had contact with the brothers and the way and the place they contracted the virus.
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The Health Ministry mentioned the boy who died final week fell sick with fever, shortness of breath, coughing and fainting after consuming a meal his dad and mom had cooked from hen and geese they raised.
