20.08.2013

A nine-year-old boy has died from H5N1 avian influenza in Cambodia, the 10th victim this year.
The boy, from the northwestern province of Battambang, died in a children's hospital in the nearby tourist hub of Siem Reap after falling ill last month, the WHO in Cambodia said in a statement. Tests confirmed the victim had contracted the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
The boy's case was confirmed Aug 17. This case brings the total for Cambodia this year to 17, with 10 deaths.