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Young boy in Cambodia contracts H5N1 bird flu
Phnom Penh, March 23: A three-year-and-six-month boy from northeast Cambodia's Kratie province has been confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza, raising the number of cases to three so far this year, said a Ministry of Health's statement on Sunday.
New bat coronavirus with human transmission potential discovered in China
Beijing, Feb 22: A team of Chinese virologists has identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that could potentially infect humans. Led by Shi Zhengli, a renowned scientist known as "Batwoman" for her extensive research on coronaviruses, the discovery raises concerns about the possibility of another zoonotic spillover.