WHO = The World Health Organization has revealed that an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia died after being infected with H5N1 bird flu, saying, ``It is a worldwide concern because the number of infected mammals, including humans, is increasing. ”, calling on countries to increase their vigilance.
WHO = The World Health Organization announced on the 24th that two people were infected with H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia, of which an 11-year-old girl died.
Another infected person is the family of the girl who died, and WHO is contacting the Cambodian government to collect information on the infection status and conducting a local survey.
A resident of a village in the southeastern part of Cambodia, where the infection occurred, said, ``I am very scared.
H5N1 avian flu causes severe respiratory illness and has a mortality rate of more than 50% in previously reported cases, and the WHO has taken the danger of this virus very seriously. increase.
The WHO said, ``Avians around the world are widely infected with the H5N1 virus, and the number of infected mammals, including humans, is increasing. I am calling.