A girl and her father in Cambodia tested positive for H5N1. The child's death marks the second human death linked to an ongoing surge in animal cases.
the girl’s diagnosis and death on Wednesday, soon after it had happened. She is said to have fallen ill a week earlier and was taken to a children’s hospital in Phnom Penh. On Friday, officials confirmed that her father has tested positive as well. Eleven other contacts have been identified and tested at this time, including some who are currently experiencing illness. Early Friday morning, the World Health Organization said it is working with Cambodia to investigate the outbreak.
Since 2020, a novel H5N1 strain, belonging to the clade 2.3.4.4b, has spread far across the world and caused large and deadly outbreaks in wild and domestic birds. What’s made this strain all the more concerning is that it’s also spread to a variety of mammals, including minks, raccoons, and seals. Most of these outbreaks have been traced back to direct contact with birds, but there is evidence that the virus is at least occasionally spreading between mammals.
However, human cases of avian influenza are generally rare and typically don’t spread between people. So far, this new strain has been even less common in humans than others, with only six casesAccording to Cambodian Health Minister Mam Bunhen, these are the first human cases of H5N1 seen in the country since 2014.
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