Cambodia records 7th human case of H5N1 bird flu in 2025


FILE PHOTO: A girl plays with pigeons along a river side in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on October 10, 2023. Cambodia has recorded seven cases of H5N1 human avian influenza in 2025. - AFP

PHNOM PENH: A 41-year-old woman from northwestern Cambodia's Siem Reap province has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, raising the number of cases to seven so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Monday (June 23) night.

"A laboratory result from the National Institute of Public Health showed on June 23 that the woman was positive for H5N1 virus," the statement said.

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