PHNOM PENH, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- A 28-year-old man from southeast Cambodia's Kampong Cham province died of H5N1 human avian influenza on Friday, becoming the first death in 2025, the Ministry of Health said in a press statement. "Laboratory results from the National Institute of Public Health showed on Jan. 9, 2025 that the man was positive for H5N1 virus," the statement said. "Although our team of doctors had provided him intensive care , the patient died on Jan. 10, 2025 due to his severe condition , with the symptoms of fever, cough, and dyspnea ," it added. The patient lived in village 22 in Chamkar Leu district's Chamkar Andoung commune. "According to queries , the patient raised and fed chicken , and he cooked sick chicken for food," the statement said. Health authorities are looking into the source of the infection and are examining any suspected cases or people who have been in contact with the victim in order to prevent an outbreak in the c...
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