As per reports, total deaths caused by H5N1 virus has reached seven since January 21 in Cambodia, thus making it the most infected country in the world this year.

"Malaria could be the tide that lifts all the boats", said Dr Alan Magill, who is the director of malaria program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He said so, as a number of researches have been taking place across the globe to find vaccine for malaria.

Drug resistant malaria is causing havoc in Asia. It has come to light that the regions of Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar have seriously been affected by the drug resistant malaria. On Wednesday, a conference has been called to discuss the ways by which a control over the wide spread of deadly malaria could be established.

The health condition of Ieng Thirith, 80, considered to be the first lady of the former Khmer Rouge, is deteriorating. It seems unlikely that she will be able to face charges that have been levied against her in regard to spreading crime, genocide and causing famine in Cambodia.

Currently, Cambodian authorities are struggling to fight with two issues at one time. Both the issues are woven, and involved mysterious disease, which has taken lives of 50 children. The other issue is publicity of the issue across the countries in the world.

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced three more cases of the H5N1 virus. Two occurred in Egypt, with one of them being fatal, and the third report was from an H5N1-related death of a Cambodian girl. All three were exposed to dead or sick poultry.

The death toll in Cambodia has risen due to bird flu. The country has received warning from the disease experts of United Nations. They have cautioned that increased globalization has resulted in the spread of disease from animals to humans.

An announcement by the Cambodian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization on Wednesday has stated that three lives have been lost to the dreaded avian flu in the African country. The most recent victims are a mother and her 11-month old son.

Measles Immunization Campaign was launched by The Cambodian government on Thursday with the aim of vaccinating infants and children aged from 9 months to 5 years with one dose of measles vaccine.

Phnom Penh - A Cambodian court on Tuesday shortened the jail term of a convicted German paedophile from 10 to seven years.

Alexander Moritz Watrin, 38, was sentenced in October 2006 and ordered to pay a fine of 5,000 US dollars after being found guilty of engaging in sexual activity with four boys aged seven to 15.