Regional AlertMOH, Cambodia warns people to take precautions after a young girl succumbs to H5N1 avian flu August 22, 2024By MBDS Team21 August 2024. The Ministry of Health, Cambodia issued a press release on the night of August 20 regarding another bird flu death in a 15-year-old girl. It confirmed the H5N1 bird flu virus positive from the National Institutes of Public Health and the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge.