Cambodia reports 5th H5N1 avian influenza case of 2025
Cambodian health officials reports a H5N1 avian influenza case in a 65-year-old woman from Kraing Ampil Village, Taing Yap Commune, Prey Kabas District, Takeo Province.
While the case was confirmed by the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia on May 12, the health ministry officially published it last Friday.
This is the fifth human H5N1 avian influenza case of 2025.
The patient has symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing. The patient is currently receiving careful medical care from the medical team.
Investigations showed that the patient had not come into contact with sick or dead chickens. The patient's neighbor's house next to the patient's house has 10 family chickens, but no chickens are sick or dead, and there are no sick or dead chickens in the village where the patient lives.
The emergency response team of the Ministry of Health at the national and sub-national levels has been collaborating with the teams of the provincial departments of agriculture and local authorities at all levels to actively investigate the outbreak of bird flu and respond according to technical methods and protocols, continue to search for sources of infection in both animals and humans, continue to search for suspected cases and contacts to prevent further transmission to others in the community, and distribute the medicine Tamiflu to close contacts and conduct a health education campaign for citizens in the villages where the incident occurred.
The Ministry of Health would like to remind all citizens to always pay attention to bird flu because the H5N1 bird flu continues to threaten the health of our citizens. We would also like to inform you that if you have a fever, cough, sputum or difficulty breathing and have a history of contact with sick or dead chickens in the 14 days before the start of the outbreak, do not go to crowded places or towns and seek consultation and treatment at the nearest health center or hospital immediately, avoiding delay, which puts you at high risk of eventual death.