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Twelve-Year-Old in Cambodia Dies of Avian Flu

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Apr 05, 20061 min
CSO and CISOData and Information Security

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a 12-year-old boy in Cambodia has died of avian flu, and he represents the nation’s sixth person to fall victim to the deadly virus, Reuters reports.

Michael O’Leary, a WHO representative, told Reuters the boy, from Cambodia’s southeastern province of Prey Veng, passed away on Tuesday night.

The deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu first appeared in Southeast Asia in 2003, and the boy’s death is the second in 2006, according to Reuters.

For related CSO content, read Planning for Pandemic and Researchers: Immunizations, Quarantines Would Stem Flu Pandemic.

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asacco
Managing Editor

Al Sacco was a journalist, blogger and editor who covers the fast-paced mobile beat for CIO.com and IDG Enterprise, with a focus on wearable tech, smartphones and tablet PCs. Al managed CIO.com writers and contributors, covered news, and shared insightful expert analysis of key industry happenings. He also wrote a wide variety of tutorials and how-tos to help readers get the most out of their gadgets, and regularly offered up recommendations on software for a number of mobile platforms. Al resides in Boston and is a passionate reader, traveler, beer lover, film buff and Red Sox fan.

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