Regional AlertToddler becomes 16th victim of bird flu in 2025 October 22, 2025By MBDS Team17 October 2025. A three-year-old girl from Chek village, Basedth district in Kampong Speu province, has been confirmed with the H5N1 virus, raising the number of cases to 16 so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a statement late.