What Is H5N1 influenza?
H5N1 is an RNA virus. H5N1 is a subtype of avian influenza and is a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.
H5N1 bird flu
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- H5N1 bird flu
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- Highly lethal infectious diseases
- H5N1 is an RNA virus. H5N1 is a subtype of avian influenza and is a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.
- H5N1 bird flu [1]
- The director of the Epidemic Control Center of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, So Duo Zhi, said the boy developed fever, sore throat and other symptoms on January 31. He was ineffective for medical treatment and died on the 7th. The Pasteur Institute of Cambodia on the 8th confirmed that he was infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The boy's 2-year-old sister developed similar symptoms on the 1st and died on the 7th of the same day. However, the bird flu virus could not be tested because no samples were collected. Investigations have shown that the siblings had been exposed to dead chickens before their illness. Hundreds of poultry died in their village in January.
- According to data from the Cambodian health department, the avian influenza virus was first discovered in Cambodia ten years ago. So far, 49 human cases of bird flu infection have been confirmed, killing 14 people and 37 of those infected are children under the age of 14. .
- On November 16, 2015, the World Organisation for Animal Health announced that since November 12, more than 2,100 ducks have died in Battambang Province and more than 180 ducks have died in Siem Reap Province. On the 17th, the Cambodian government sent people to monitor the health status of people in the affected area and nearby people. No one was infected. [2]