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Bird Flu H5N1 Virus
There have been 6 human deaths from the bird flu H5N1 virus in Cambodia to date, while much less of a problem than neighbouring Vietnam, the worst affected country with currently 42 deaths, bird flu is present in Cambodia. The Cambodian cases have in the Southeast & East of the country, in the Kampot, Prey Veng and recently Kampong Cham provinces, a long way from Siem Reap and the Angkor temples. Avoid contact with chickens, ducks & wild birds, and stay clear of any poultry at markets as there is a risk of contracting the disease from infected birds, although no cases have been reported anywhere else in Cambodia except the Southeast.
For more information about the Avian Influenza H5N1 'Bird Flu' virus, please refer to the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1
Update 3rd September 2006
After the fear that bird flu was making a resurgence last month, there have been no new outbreaks of the virus and no more humans have contracted the virus. The virus now appears to be endemic, meaning the threat is now always there and it may be dormant in some bird populations. Health officials in Cambodia are still on alert.
Cambodian authorities give bird flu all clear, but remain on alert - 2nd September, 2006
Update 21st August 2006
More cases of the bird flu virus have been discovered in two districts of the Kampong Cham province in the east of the county, 100km northeast of Phnom Penh. Outbreaks of the virus have been compounded by worried farmers who this week smuggled over 1000 infected birds to unaffected areas. Health officials which have been posted in large numbers in the affected areas within Kampong Cham province to enforce a quarantine to prevent further spreading of the virus. The risk of humans contracting the virus is still small, but World Health experts are still worried that the virus could mutate into a form that could be passed between humans.
Latest News & Sources:
EarthTimes: Worried Cambodian farmers smuggle infected poultry, spread bird flu - Saturday, 19th August, 2006
MedIndia: Cambodia hit by two new bird flu outbreaks - 21st August 2006
People's Daily: Two more districts in Cambodia hit by bird flu - 19th August 2006
Update 12th August 2006
New cases of bird flu in Cambodia have been confirmed in birds tested from the Prey Veng province in the Southeast of the country, bordering Vietnam. While no birds in other parts of the country seem to be affected, visitors and residents in the Prey Veng province should be extra careful to avoid contact with birds. As many as 1000 ducks were ill with the disease and died this week.
CNN: Cambodia reports bird flu outbreak - Saturday, 12th August, 2006
ChinaView: Cambodia finds new breakout of bird flu - 12th August 2006
Medical News: Birdflu doing the rounds again in Cambodia - 14th August 2006
Update 10th August 2006
There have been some new outbreaks of bird flu in neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam, sparking new fears of an outbreak after the last few months have seen a reduction in the number of cases (no cases of bird flu have been reported in Vietnam since December). Cambodia has enlisted the help of their Buddhist monks to communicate the dangers to rural villagers who may not even know about the disease, monks could become victims of the flu if the villagers that bring them their morning meals use infected poultry in their cooking.
Reuters: Vietnam finds more bird flu-infected fowl in south - Thu 10 Aug 2006
Reuters: Vietnam kills ducks - "We found the ducks at two farms infected with H5 so we killed them all," said Mai Van Hiep, director of the Animal Health Department in Ben Tre province, 85 km (50 miles) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City.
- Thu 10 Aug 2006
Older News about Bird Flu in Cambodia & Sources:
Human Death Toll from Bird Flu Tops 100 - LiveScience.com
Second bird flu case in Cambodia - BBC News
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