Cambodian girl is the ninth human H5N1 avian influenza case of 2014
The Cambodian Ministry of Health has reported an additional human case of H5N1 avian influenza in a 2-year-old girl. This is the ninth case reported in the kingdom this year, according to a joint press release More...
Two addition human H5N1 avian influenza cases reported, awaiting WHO confirmation
Two addition human H5N1 avian influenza cases, one fatal, are being “unofficially” reported in a Cambodian news source today. H5N1 Avian InfluenzaImage/CDC The Phnom Penh Post says two children, an More...
Cambodia reports sixth H5N1 avian influenza case
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia is reporting the sixth human H5N1 avian influenza case of 2014, a fatal case, in a Phnom Penh province child, according to a Joint Press Release From the More...
Cambodia reports 4th and 5th H5N1 avian influenza cases in two female pre-teens
The Kingdom of Cambodia appears to be showing a continuation of the increased numbers of human H5N1 avian influenza from 2013, where they reported 26 cases. H5N1 avian influenzaImage/CDC The Cambodian Ministry of More...
Cambodia reports third H5N1 avian influenza case of 2014
The Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia is reporting the third, confirmed human H5N1 avian influenza case of 2014 and the 50th case reported since the disease in humans was first seen in the country More...
H5N1 avian influenza: Cambodia reports first fatality of 2014
Just a week after reporting their first case of human H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in a five-year-old boy from Kampong Thom province, health officials have confirmed another case of the virus and this one was fatal, More...
H5N1 avian influenza: First human case reported in Cambodia in 2014
After reporting 26 human H5N1 avian influenza cases in 2013, by far the most of any country, the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced their first case of the lethal bird flu on 2014, according to a Ministry of Health More...
The Top 10 Infectious Disease and Outbreak News stories of 2013
2013 was a year full of impactful infectious disease stories with outbreaks of diseases not before seen in humans, diseases seen in new parts of the planet and miracle stories of survivors. Drugs not approved in More...
H5N1 avian influenza in humans: By the numbers
With just two weeks left in 2013 and the release of the latest global statistics of avian influenza and affected areas yesterday, I thought we could look at human H5N1 bird flu by the numbers. Clearly, what stands More...
Cambodia Health Ministry reports two more human H5N1 cases, brings total to 26 this year
The Cambodian Ministry of Heath (MOH) reported today the confirmation of two additional of human H5N1 avian influenza cases, the 25th and 26th cases of 2013, according to a Joint Press Release from the MOH and the More...
Cambodia H5N1 avian influenza: 24 cases and 13 deaths as 10-year-old boy dies
The 10-year-old boy from Kampot province in the Kingdom of Cambodia who contracted human H5N1 avian influenza that was reported Friday, has died Saturday, becoming the country’s 13th person to die of bird More...
Cambodia reports another human H5N1 avian influenza case, 23rd of the year
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia has confirmed one new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus, according to a Xinhua news report today. Image/CIA A two-year-old More...
H5N1 avian influenza: Cambodia reports 22nd case in girl from Battambang province
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced a new human case of H5N1 avian influenza, according to a ministry press release Wednesday. Avian influenza. Image/CDC According to the release: The More...
Cambodia reports 21st human H5N1 avian influenza case of 2013
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia announced Tuesday the confirmation of a new human case of avian influenza H5N1 in a 8-year-old girl from Kampong Thom province, according to a joint More...
Cambodia Health Ministry begins H5N1 bird flu education campaign ahead of upcoming holiday
With the Pchum Ben holiday in Cambodia right around the corner, the Cambodia Health Ministry has begun an educational ad campaign in an effort to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza, according to a Phnom Penh More...
Phnom Penh toddler is the 18th H5N1 bird flu case this year in Cambodia
A 15-month-old boy in the Phnom Penh, Russei Keo district has been diagnosed with H5N1 virus, bringing the number of the cases to 18 so far this year, according to a Xinhua report Wednesday. The official statement More...
Cambodia reports two more human cases of H5N1 avian influenza, brings total in country to 16 in 2013
The Cambodian Ministry of Health is reporting two additional human cases of avian influenza H5N1. These two cases are number 15 and 16 reported in the Kingdom so far this year. According to the Ministries news release, The More...
Cambodia reports 14th case of human H5N1 avian influenza
The Chinese news source, Xinhua reports that a three-year-old boy from Cambodia’s eastern Prey Veng province has been confirmed positive for the avian influenza H5N1, bringing the number of the cases to 14 More...
WHO reports six human H5N1 avian influenza cases during past six weeks
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) summary and assessment Friday, from March 12 to April 26, 2013, there were a total of six new laboratory confirmed human cases with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus More...
