The risk to the general public from avian influenza A (H5N1) in Cambodia remains low despite two human cases of the virus were detected recently, the World Health Organization said in a statement late Sunday.

世界卫生组织周日晚些时候发表声明说，尽管柬埔寨最近发现两例人感染H5N1型禽流感病例，但公众感染这种病毒的风险仍然很低。

Last week, the Southeast Asian nation confirmed two human infections with H5N1 bird flu, the first since 2014, the statement said.

声明说，上个星期，这个东南亚国家确认有两人感染H5N1禽流感，这是2014年以来的首次。

It added that the first case involved an 11-year-old girl from southeastern Prey Veng province, who died of the virus on February 22, and her 49-year-old father tested positive for the virus a day later and is currently in isolation at the Prey Veng Provincial Referral Hospital.

声明还说，第一个病例涉及来自东南部波萝勉省的一名11岁女孩，她于2月22日死于该病毒，一天后她49岁的父亲检测呈阳性，目前在波萝勉省转诊医院隔离。

Eleven others, who were in close contact with the deceased girl, tested negative for the H5N1 virus, the statement said.

声明说，与死亡女孩有过密切接触的另外11人H5N1病毒检测呈阴性。

Almost all H5N1 infection cases in people have been associated with close contact with infected live or dead birds, or H5N1 virus-contaminated environments, it added.

声明补充说，几乎所有的H5N1感染病例都与密切接触受感染的活禽或死禽，或被H5N1病毒污染的环境有关。

Based on the evidence so far, the virus does not infect humans easily and spreads from person-to-person appears to be unusual, the statement said. "Based on available information so far, WHO assesses the risk to the general population posed by this virus to be low."

声明说:“根据迄今为止的证据，这种病毒不容易感染人类，人与人之间的传播极为罕见。”“根据迄今为止的现有信息，世卫组织评估这种病毒对普通人群构成的风险很低。”

WHO representative to Cambodia Li Ailan praised the kingdom for its swift response to the H5N1 outbreak.

世界卫生组织驻柬埔寨代表李爱兰赞扬了柬埔寨对H5N1疫情的迅速反应。

These are the first two human cases of H5N1 reported from Cambodia since 2014, she said. "Early detection and rapid response remain crucial to keep the country and the world safe."

她说:“这是柬埔寨自2014年以来首次报告的两例人感染H5N1病毒病例。”“早期发现和快速反应对于保证国家和世界安全仍然至关重要。”

According to the country's health ministry, from 2005 to date, there were 58 cases of infected humans in the kingdom and 38 people had died.

根据该国卫生部的数据，从2005年至今，该国共有58例感染病例，38人死亡。