Department of Disease Control, Cambodia confirms no human-to-human transmission of avian influenza After a Khmer child dies - father is infected

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On March 1, AFP news agencyสล็อตเว็บตรง slotxoreported that Cambodia's Department of Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Announcement on Tuesday night (28 February) in the past that No human-to-human transmission of avian influenza was found. In the case of an 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died from bird flu And the girl's father was later diagnosed with avian influenza.


The girl, who was found to be infected with bird flu Died on February 22, the boy's father was also diagnosed two days later with H5N1 avian influenza, prompting the World Health Organization to express concern over the possibility of Transmission of H5N1 avian influenza from person to person

However, Cambodia's CDC recently said the girl's 49-year-old father had Which has also tested positive for avian influenza but not showing that symptom He has recovered and has been discharged from the hospital. The disease investigation indicated that this father and son were infected with the virus from a flock of birds in the village. And no father-daughter transmission was found.

 

Avian influenza infection in humans is uncommon. But it's typically a direct infection from an infected bird. According to the World Health Organization, in the past 20 years, nearly 900 confirmed cases of H5N1 infection have been reported, with over 450 deaths.