Cambodia reports 9th bird flu case, 8th death so far this year


Xinhua | 2013-2-26 13:07:46
Cambodia reported on Tuesday that a 35-year-old man died of Avian Influenza H5N1, bringing the death toll to eight and the number of cases to nine in 2013, health officials and victim's family said Tuesday.
The man, identified as Thoeun Doeun, lived in Trung Trang district of Eastern Kampong Cham province.
"He died of the bird flu virus last night after a four-day medical treatment at the Calmete Hospital in Phnom Penh," Suon Sokhy, younger sister of the victim, told Xinhua over telephone.
She said that her brother became sick after he took a dead duck to cook and ate.
"Doctor told me that he died of bird flu," she said.
Sonny Krishnan, communications offic [link to www.globaltimes.cn]