Cambodia Bird Flu Death (H5N1) 2nd-2014

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   Cambodian boy, 3, dies of bird flu in second death for 2014

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - A three-year-old Cambodian boy has died of bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday, in the country's second fatality this year.The boy, from a village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, died in hospital on Sunday. Tests confirmed he had contracted the H5N1 virus, the ministry said in a joint statement with the World Health Organisation (WHO). 
Many of the chickens and ducks in the boy's village died mid-February and he may have come into contact with the dead birds, the statement said, without specifying if the poultry had been tested for H5N1. 
"Avian influenza H5N1 remains a serious threat to the health of all Cambodians and more so for children," health minister Mam Bunheng said, urging parents to ensure their children do not play with birds. 

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/cambodian-boy-3-dies-bird-flu-second-death-2014-20140307

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	Cambodian boy, 3, dies of bird flu in second death for 2014 PHNOM PENH (AFP) - A three-year-old Cambodian boy has died of bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday, in the country's second fatality this year. The boy, from a village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, died in hospital on Sunday. Tests confirmed he had contracted the H5N1 virus, the ministry said in a joint statement with the World Health Organisation (WHO). Many of the chickens and ducks in the boy's village died mid-February and he may have come into contact with the dead birds, the statement said, without specifying if the poultry had been tested for H5N1. "Avian influenza H5N1 remains a serious threat to the health of all Cambodians and more so for children," health minister Mam Bunheng said, urging parents to ensure their children do not play with birds. http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/cambodian-boy-3-dies-bird-flu-second-death-2014-20140307
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