PHNOM PENH, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Ministry of Health and World Health Organization announced Wednesday that a young girl had died of respiratory complication caused by H5N1.
The joint statement sent out to the media on Wednesday said a 5- year-old girl from the capital city died on Feb. 4 as a result of respiratory complications after contracting human avian influenza virus H5N1.
The girl is the eleventh person in Cambodia to become infected with the H5N1 virus and the ninth death case.
"Avian influenza H5N1 is still a threat to the health of Cambodians - I urge communities to be on the look-out for respiratory infection with history of contact with dead or sick poultry to promptly seek medical attention at the nearest health facilities," said Mam Bun Heng, minister of health.
The statement said as part of the Ministry of Health's routine outbreak response measures, governmental Rapid Response Teams (RRT) are now in the area conducting field investigations to identify the girl's close contacts and to initiate preventive treatment as required.
A public health education campaign is being conducted to inform families on how to protect themselves from contracting avian influenza.
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