24th New Human Case of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Cambodia in 2013
submited by kickingbird at Nov, 8, 2013 20:23 PM from CDC and MOH of Cambodia
The 24th case, a 10-year-old boy from Sdok Thlok village, To Tung commune, Dang Tong district in Kampot province, was confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza on 7th November 2013 by Institute Pasteur du Cambodge. The boy developed fever on 28th October 2013. On 29th October 2013, his parents sought treatment at a local private practitioner in the village, but his condition worsened. The boy was admitted to Kantha Bopha Hospital, Phnom Penh, on 7th November 2013 with fever, cough, sore throat, a distended abdomen and dyspnea. Laboratory samples were taken on 7th November 2013 and Tamiflu administered the same day.
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