Biological Hazard in Cambodia on Monday Description Biohazard name: H5N1 - Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Biohazard level: 4/4 Hazardous A 9-year-old boy from northwestern Battambang province died of Avian Influenza H5N1 at Sunday night, bringing the death toll to ten and the number of the cases to 16 so far this year, a World Health Organization official confirmed Monday. "The boy, contracted with H5N1 human avian influenza, passed away late last night in the Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap province," Sonny Inbaraj Krishnan, media relations officer at the World Health Organization-Cambodia, said Monday. The boy was admitted to the hospital with fever, cough, vomit, abdominal pain and dyspnea and was confirmed positive for human H5N1 avian influenza on Aug. 9. "On hospital admission, he was initially in a stable condition. However, his condition deteriorated on Sunday and he passed away last night," he said. "There were recent deaths among chickens and ducks in the village. The boy carried dead and sick ducks and chickens from a cage for food preparation by his sister before he became sick," he added. Cambodia sees the worst outbreak of the virus this year since the disease was first identified in 2004. To date, the country has recorded 37 human cases of the virus, killing 29 people. Biohazard name: H5N1 - Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Biohazard level: 4/4 Hazardous Biohazard desc.: Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release. Symptoms: Status: confirmed
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:39:21 +0000
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