Published Date: 2008-12-21 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (82): Cambodia
Archive Number: 20081221.4018

AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (82): CAMBODIA
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Sun: Sun 21 Dec 2008
Source: Reuters AlertNet [edited]
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP365231.htm>


Cambodian survives H5N1 bird flu virus - official
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A 19-year old Cambodian man has survived the H5N1 bird flu virus
which has killed 7 other people [between 2005 and 2007] in the poor
Southeast Asian nation since 2005, a health ministry official said on
Sunday [21 Dec 2008]. The youth, who became infected after eating
dead poultry, was discharged from a Phnom Penh hospital on Saturday
[20 Dec 2008] after being treated for 10 days, Ly Sovann, deputy
director of communicable disease control department, said. "He left
safe and sound," Ly Sovann told Reuters.

Cambodia began culling poultry near its capital last week, and
ordered a 3-month ban on poultry being moved from the province of
Kandal, 50 kilometres [31 miles] south of Phnom Penh, after tests
confirmed it had been hit by the deadly virus.

The young man, the 8th person in Cambodia to have contracted bird flu
since its 1st case in 2005, fell ill on 28 Nov 2008 but was only
confirmed as having bird flu on 11 Dec 2008. All 7 of Cambodia's
previous human cases have died. Since H5N1 resurfaced in Asia in 2003
it has killed more than 200 people in a dozen countries according to
WHO [246 as of 16 Dec 2008, see;
<http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2008_12_12/en/index.html>.
- Mod.CP]. Experts fear the constantly mutating H5N1 virus could
change into a form easily transmitted from person to person and
potentially killmmillions worldwide.

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall

[The survival of the 8th patient in Cambodia in 2008 in contrast to
the deaths of all previous 7 cases during the period 2005 to 2007
does not support the inference that the virus may be mutating towards
greater virulence for humans.

A map of the provinces of Cambodia, showing the province of Kandal to
the south, east of the capital Phnom Penh, can be accessed at:
<http://www.canbypublications.com/maps/simpleprov.htm>. - Mod.CP]

See Also

Avian influenza, human (78): Cambodia, WHO 20081212.3914
Avian influenza, human (77): Cambodia 20081212.3905
Avian influenza, human (76): Indonesia, WHO 20081209.3866
Avian influenza, human (77): Cambodia 20081212.3905
Avian influenza, human (17): Cambodia, Indonesia, WHO 20080125.0320
2007
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Avian influenza, human (72): Cambodia, Egypt 20070412.1224
Avian Influenza, Human (71): Egypt, Cambodia 20070410.1211
Avian influenza, human (68): Cambodia, Indonesia 20070406.1161
2006
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Avian influenza, human (142): Cambodia 20060907.2543
Avian influenza, human - worldwide (43): Cambodia, Egypt 20060406.1034
Avian influenza, human - worldwide (42): Azerbaijan, Cambodia,
Egypt 20060405.1021
Avian influenza, human - worldwide (36): Cambodia, Egypt 20060329.0948
Avian influenza, human - worldwide (34): Cambodia 20060327.0938
Avian influenza, human - worldwide (32): Cambodia, China 20060324.0906
Avian influenza, human - worldwide (30): Cambodia, Egypt 20060322.0890
2005
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Avian influenza, human - East Asia (75): Viet Nam & Cambodia 20050516.1345
Avian influenza, human - Eastern Asia (73): Viet Nam & Cambodia 20050513.1315
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (72): Cambodia 20050504.1231
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (71): Cambodia 20050420.1110
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (69): Cambodia 20050412.1052
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (68): Cambodia 20050411.1045
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (67): Cambodia 20050410.1030
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (62): Viet Nam & Cambodia 20050330.0916
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (56): Cambodia 20050325.0867
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (30): Cambodia 20050209.0436
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (28): Viet Nam, Cambodia 20050205.0394
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (27): Viet Nam, Cambodia 20050203.0372
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (26): Viet Nam & Cambodia 20050202.0352
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (25): Viet Nam ex Cambodia 20050201.0345
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (24): Viet Nam ex Cambodia 20050131.0331
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (23): Viet Nam ex Cambodia 20050129.0316
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