PHNOM PENH: A three-year-old girl from western Cambodia's Kampong Speu province has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, raising the number of cases to 16 so far this year, the Ministry of Health has said in a statement.
A laboratory result from the National Institute of Public Health showed on October 15 that the little girl was positive for the H5N1 virus, said the statement issued late on Thursday.
The patient had the symptoms of fever, diarrhoea, cough, and stomachache, and she is currently receiving intensive care from a team of doctors, it added.