Cambodian girl dies from bird flu, says WHO

DID YOU HEAR?
BIRD FLU IS BACK.

WHAT THE DUCK! TIME
TO GET OUR FLU JAB.

 

A six-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the country's second fatality from the virus this year.

The child, from central Kampong Chhnang province, fell ill on March 22 and passed away on March 30, the WHO said in a joint statement with the Cambodian health ministry.

Hospital tests confirmed she had contracted the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

'There are reports that the patient had contact with sick or dead poultry prior to becoming sick,' the statement said.

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