Cambodia health authoroties report a confirmed case of avian influenza (H5N1) in a 49-year-old man from Tuol Kruos Village, O'Svay Commune, Trapeang Prasat District, Oddar Meanchey Province on September 27.
This is the sixth confirmed H5N1 avian influenza case reported in Cambodia in 2026.
Currently, the patient is in isolation at the hospital and is receiving attentive care and treatment from the medical team. The investigation revealed that the patient raised and cared for chickens at a farm and had direct contact with sick and dead chickens; the latter were confirmed positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus by the National Animal Health and Production Research Institute on September 23, 2026.
National and sub-national Ministry of Health rapid response teams are collaborating with provincial agricultural departments and local authorities at all levels to actively investigate the avian influenza outbreak.