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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sopheng Cheang and Grant Peck

Experts say bird flu threat small despite Cambodian fatality

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The father of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia who died this week after contracting bird flu has tested positive for the virus but has not displayed any major symptoms, health authorities said Friday.

The death came amid heightened concerns over a wave of bird flu that has spread through much of the world since late 2021, posing a potential public health risk.

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