Um S, Siegers JY, Sar B, Chin S, Patel S, Bunnary. Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Virus, Cambodia, February 2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021;27(10):2742-2745
In February 2021, routine sentinel surveillance for influenza-like illness in Cambodia detected a human avian influenza A(H9N2) virus infection. Investigations identified no recent H9N2 virus infections in 43 close contacts. One chicken sample from the infected child’s house was positive for H9N2 virus and genetically similar to the human virus.
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