Young girl from Cambodia's Prey Veng province has died of H5N1 virus bird flu infection on Wednesday, media reports quoting health minister, Mam Bunheng have said. The minister has said it is the first known human infection with the H5N1 strain since 2014.
The 11 year old girl was sick with a high fever and cough on 16 February, The Guardian has reported citing an official statement. Her condition deteriorated on Wednesday and she was transferred to the national children's hospital in Phnom Penh for treatment where she succumbed to the illness.
