There is global concern after an 11-year-old girl died in Cambodia after contracting avian influenza. It is the first death from the disease in the country since 2014.
According to local health authorities, the girl and her father were infecte. With the H5N1 subtype, a highly infectious strain of the disease.
Cambodia’s Government Health Surveillance Agency (GHSA). The child was infecte on 16 February with symptoms of fever. Cough and dry throat. As she did not improve over the days, she was admitte to Nom Pen Children’s Hospital. Where she finally died on 22 February.
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This is the first human death from the disease in Cambodia since 2014. After the country suffered 37 bird flu deaths between 2003 and 2014.
As for the father of the little girl, it has not yet been determine whether he was infecte. Through contact with his daughter or whether they were both infecte by a bird.
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Sylvie Briand, in charge of pandemic prevention at the WHO. Explaine that “for the moment it is too early to know if it is a human-to-human transmission or if it is linked to common exposure to the same environment”.
14 CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED IN ARGENTINA
According to the latest information from the National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa). There are 14 confirmed cases of avian influenza in Argentina, in wild and backyard birds.
Avian influenza: 11-year-old girl died and her father caught the disease
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Bird flu: 11-year-old girl died and her father caught the disease
In Cordoba the virus was detected in eight departments (General San Martin, Alejo Ledesma, Villa del Rosario, Deheza and Baldisera; Santa Rosa del Rio Primero and Villa Tulumba), while in Salta the positive case was recorded in the town of Cerrillos.
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The disease has also affected Santa Fe (Villa Cañas, San Jerónimo), Jujuy (Laguna de Pozuelo), Neuquén (Zapata) and the Buenos Aires district of Puán.
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Meanwhile, health documentation require for the movement of birds. Any reason or purpose. In the absence of such authorisation, the animals will be confiscate immediately.
On the other hand, the provincial wildlife authorities were requeste to use “the necessary means to reduce the spread of the disease through wildlife, limiting activities that favour the dispersal of birds and contact between wild birds and humans, such as hunting activities”.