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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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Local boys drive a motorcycle passing a grilled chickens are on sale in a shop outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus last week. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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Grilled chickens display for selling in a shop outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus last week. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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Farm geese walk across a road outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus last week. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

BY SOPHENG CHEANGUpdated 5:07 AM PST, February 12, 2024Share

https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-bird-flu-avian-influenza-virus-4795dcb690b4bb449e4c26a3b49e77dc

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus, Cambodia’s Health Ministry said Monday.

The 9-year-old’s death in the northeastern province of Kratie was the first from bird flu in Cambodia this year, after four were reported last year by the World Health Organization.

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads in poultry and wasn’t deemed a threat to people until a 1997 outbreak among visitors to poultry markets in Hong Kong. Most human cases have involved direct contact with infected poultry, but there have been concerns that the virus could evolve to spread more easily between people.

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The WHO and the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization this month warned that Lunar New Year festivities celebrated in much of Asia posed an increased risk of spreading the virus.

In a statement, Cambodia’s Health Ministry said the 16-year old brother tested positive for the virus on Sunday but exhibited no symptoms. The boy was undergoing medical treatment, and officials are investigating who had contact with the brothers and how and where they contracted the virus.

The Health Ministry said the boy who died last week fell ill with fever, shortness of breath, coughing and fainting after eating a meal his parents had cooked from chicken and ducks they raised.

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A massive fire broke out at Feather Crest Farms in Kurten, Texas, on Jan. 29, taking two days to contain.

Jason Ware, deputy emergency management coordinator for Brazos County, said at the time, “Upon arrival there were two buildings on Feather Crest Farms property.”

“At this time the fire is contained to the two buildings,” he added.

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No human casualties were reported, and the cause of the fire remains unknown.

Approximately 100 firefighters from various departments worked to control the blaze.

The fire did not pose an air quality threat, but some local residents experienced low water pressure and power outages.

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The farm was purchased by MPS Egg Farms in 2020 and had 96 employees at that time.