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The Ministry of Health on February 12, 2024, issued a press release on the case of bird flu (H5N1) in a 16-year-old boy living in Orussey commune, Kratie city, Kratie province.
The ministry confirmed that the boy had no respiratory symptoms and was the brother of another child who died on February 8, 2024.
The emergency response teams of the Ministry of Health at the national and sub-national levels have been cooperating with the working groups of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment to investigate the outbreak of bird flu, respond to methods and technical protocols to find sources of transmission in both animals and humans, and continue to search for suspected and affected cases to prevent transmission to others in the community, distribute Tamiflu medicine to those affected, and conduct a health education campaign in the affected villages.
The Ministry of Health also advised residents to take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of bird flu, such as washing their hands frequently with soap and water before eating and after contact with birds, keeping children away from animals, and keeping birds away from living. Do not eat the meat of sick or dead birds; all birds made for eating must be cooked well.
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