(Xinhua file photo: Schoolchildren spend a break together at a primary school in Bati district. Takeo Province, Cambodia, September 14, 2023)
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) — Friday (Jan. 26), Cambodia’s Ministry of Health A 3-year-old boy from Prey Veng province in southeastern Cambodia has been confirmed to have bird flu. H5N1 strain, which is the first case of 2024
The ministry said the National Institute of Public Health and the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia confirmed the detection of the virus. H5N1 strain in this boy on Thursday (January 25). The patient is currently being closely monitored by the medical team. Inspections in the patient’s village found that chickens and ducks in and around the village His house died about 10 days ago.
A team of health experts is investigating the origin of the virus. and investigate cases of suspected patients or people who have close contact with patients To prevent outbreaks in the community
The ministry said Tamiflu or oseltamivir was prescribed. (Oseltamivir), which is an antiviral drug used to prevent the spread of bird flu. The group had direct contact with the said boy.
Incidentally, bird flu, strain H5N1 It is influenza that is often spread between sick poultry. But sometimes it can spread from poultry to humans as well. The symptoms of the disease include fever, cough, runny nose and severe acute respiratory illness.
The ministry revealed that Cambodia has found cases of bird flu. There have been 63 cases of the H5N1 strain, and of these, 41 patients have died since 2003 to the present.
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2024-01-26 15:03:05
