A three-year-old boy from Southeast Cambodia became the first case of H5N1 human avian influenza this year.
Health experts are investigating the source of the infection and are monitoring any suspected cases or people who have been in contact with the victim to prevent an outbreak, according to the health ministry.
The young patient is currently receiving intensive care from a team of doctors after the boy was confirmed positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Investigators discovered that chickens and ducks had died in the village where he lives and near his house nearly two weeks ago.
The bird flu outbreak has affected 23 countries in 2023. At least, 90 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection have been recorded in the Western Pacific region since 2014 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
