Bird flu kills boy in Cambodia


PHNOM PENH (AFP): A nine-year-old Cambodian boy has died from bird flu, the kingdom's health ministry said on Friday, warning of a continuing threat from the virus that killed three other people last year.

The boy in northeastern Kratie province fell ill after eating poultry with his family, suffering fever, coughing and breathing difficulties before dying on Thursday.

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