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Despite a few people still retweeting the original (and erroneous) report of 12 people infected with H5N1 in Cambodia, and some clickbait headlines suggesting the father of the girl has also died (also not true) - the the situation, according to a post on the Cambodian MOH Facebook page - is under control.
The only real changes are the father - who is being treated in the hospital with antivirals - has now tested negative for the virus, and the number of additional people being tested has increased to 29 (13 of which have ILI symptoms), but all have tested negative for H5N1.
It is obviously cold and flu season in Asia, just as it is here. So there are a lot of people with flu-like symptoms. Today's brief statement follows:
Article by: Lok Chumteav Dr. O Vandin, Secretary of State and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Chair of the Commission for Kovid-19 Vaccination in the Nationwide FrameworkFebruary 27, 2023Responding to many questions by media, I would like to kindly inform the publicthat the situation of H5N1 in Roleang village, Romleach commune, Sithorkandaldistrict, Prey Veng province, Cambodia is now under control.
Only 2 cases of H5N1 are detected and confirmed by the lab. A girl (11 years old and 6 months) passed away and her father confirmed positive H5N1 under the medical care and treatment in district hospital. After treating him, his additional sample was tested and got negative result as I received the information this morning of 27 Feb 2023, but he is still in hospital to complete his treatment course according to the drug usage's protocol.
Total of 29 samples (16 closed contacts and 13 Illness like influenza (ILI)) collected by the investigation team were tested by laboratory with all negative results. Be vigilant and for your own safety, please implement precaution measures by regularly hand washing with soap and water, do not touch or stay away from sick or dead poultry, eat well cooked foods,...
Any suspect, kindly report to a local health authority or if any suspected signs and symptoms shall seek medical examination at a hospital nearby or call 115.
While additional infections with H5N1 would not be unexpected, as of now, there are no indications that this outbreak has spread beyond the two members of this family.
