Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia has reported a new case of bird flu, a 9-month-old girl who was confirmed to be positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus on July 9, 2026, by the National Institute of Public Health and the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Health on July 11, the patient resides in Prek Ta Kong village, Chak Angre Leu commune, Meanchey district, Phnom Penh. The patient has been isolated in the hospital and is receiving careful medical care from the medical team.
The emergency response team of the national and sub-national Ministry of Health has been collaborating with the provincial and local agricultural departments and local authorities at all levels to actively investigate the outbreak of bird flu and respond according to technical methods and protocols, find sources of transmission in both animals and humans, and search for suspected cases and contacts to prevent further transmission in the community. Tamiflu is being distributed to close contacts and a health education campaign is being conducted among residents in the affected villages.
The Ministry of Health would like to remind all citizens to always pay attention to and be careful about bird flu because the H5N1 bird flu continues to threaten the health of our citizens. We would also like to inform you if you have fever, cough, sputum discharge, or difficulty breathing. And have a history of contact with sick or dead chickens in the 14 days before the onset of symptoms, do not go to gatherings or crowded places and seek consultation and examination and treatment at the nearest health center or hospital immediately, avoiding delay, putting you at high risk of eventual death.
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