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2005
A 14 year old boy from Kampot province became ill with respiratory symptoms and died on January 20 2005. He was not tested for H5N1 infection. His 25 year old sister became ill on January 21 2005. She traveled to Vietnam to receive care but died on January 30. H5N1 infection was confirmed.
An 8 year old girl from Kampot province became ill on March 29th and died in April. A 20 year old woman from Kampot province died of H5N1 infection in April 2005. A 25 year old man from Kampot province died of an H5N1 infection in March 2005.
2006
A 3 year old girl from Kampot province became ill on March 14 2006. She died on March 21. H5N1 infection was confirmed.
A 12 year old boy from Prey Veng became ill on March 29 2006. He died of H5N1 influenza on April 5.
Thus far, all cases in Cambodia have been fatal.
Sources of Information
- National Institute of Public Health
(english) - ASEAN Disease Surveillance
The South East Asian Nations’ Infectious Diseases Outbreak Surveillance Network (english) - OIE daily updates on highly pathogenic avian influenza in animals in Asia
- WHO Disease Outbreak updates - Avian Influenza
Scientific Publications
- H5N1 Avian Influenza, Kampot Province, Cambodia
Morris, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 - OIE Emergency report, January 24, 2004
3,300 chickens reported dead of H5N1 bird flu
News
News from Cambodia
- Cambodia Suffering Deadly Flu Outbreak
Newsday, July 5, 2005 - Hunting Bird Flu on the Cheap in Cambodia
Washington Post, March 23, 2005 - Second bird flu case in Cambodia
BBC News, March 24, 2005 - Bird flu kills Cambodian woman
BBC News, February, 2005

