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Ministry of Health Press Release
A Fatal Case of #H5N1 #influenza in a 2-Year-7-Month-Old Child
The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to inform the public that there are a case of bird flu in a 2-year-old 7-month-old child has been confirmed positive for the influenza virus H5N1 by the National Institute of Public Health on February 25, 2025.
Location: Tangak Village, Romchek Commune, Preah Sdach District, Prey Veng Province.
According to doctors, the child died on February 25, 2025 due to the parents took the child to the hospital, when him developed a serious condition, including fever, cough, fatigue, and difficulty retreating.
Severe breathing. According to the investigation, the patient's house has a family chicken farm and there are dead chickens.
About 15 of them were sick and the children were sleeping and playing in the basement near the chicken coop.
The national and subnational emergency response teams of the Ministry of Health cooperated. With the working group of the provincial Department of Agriculture and local authorities at all levels are actively conducting research continue to try to respond to the emergence of avian influenza with technical methods and protocols.
-- Find sources of transmission in both animals and humans and continue to search for suspected cases and victims to prevent transmission
-- Distribute Tamiflu to others in the community and establish close contact.
-- Health education campaign for the people of the village where the incident occurred.
The Ministry of Health once again reminds all citizens to be careful
-- Beware of bird flu as H5N1 bird flu continues to threaten
-- Health of our people and also ask you to inform yourself if you have fever, cough, runny nose or
-- Difficulty breathing and history of contact with sick or dead chickens during the 14 days prior to the onset date
-- Do not go to crowded or crowded cities and seek advice and counseling.
-- Get medical checkups immediately at a nearby health center or hospital to avoid procrastination.
-- High risk of eventual death.
Transmission: H5N1 bird flu is a common flu that is usually transmitted between sick birds to other birds, but can sometimes be transmitted from birds to humans through close contact with sick or dead birds.
Bird flu in humans is a serious disease that requires timely hospitalization.
Although it is not easily spread from person to person, if it manages to metabolize it, it can be as contagious as the seasonal flu.
How to prevent:
-- Do not touch or eat sick or dead chickens and wear gloves and a mask or cover your nose with a scarf beforehand
-- Grab the chicken and cook it in boiling water before plucking it.
-- Stick to the practice of washing your hands often before handling food.
-- Especially after contact ..., poultry or other objects that can be a source of infection.
-- Cook thoroughly before eating, especially poultry and eggs. Do not eat eggs Or egg yolks and keep raw and cooked foods separate, clean utensils for proper cooking.
-- If there are many sick or dead chickens in the house or village and they have fever, cough, runny nose or
-- Shortness of breath, hurry to seek advice and treatment at the health center or nearby hospitals avoid delays immediately, exposing them to greater risk
Therefore, the public should be aware and take care of their health with the above preventive methods. Health will continue to publish information related to public health issues on the official social media of the Ministry of Health, as well as the official Facebook page of the Department of Infectious Diseases and the website www.cdcmoh.gov.kh.
For more information, you can call the toll-free number 115 of the Ministry of Health Free of charge.
Tuesday 13 Roch Khemak, Rong Chhasak, BE 2561 - Royal Decree, February 25, 2025, Kingdom of Cambodia - Ministry of Health
Source: Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia, https://moh.gov.kh/kh/notice/detail/58
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