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The other bird flu (H5N1) |
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Posted: April 18 2013 at 1:58am |
This is continuing its slow progress of occasional cases and death:
Egypt reports second H5N1 death this year Egypt has reported its third H5N1 avian flu case this year, in a 26-year-old man who died yesterday, according to media reports. The country's Ministry of Health said today that the man, from Dakahlia governorate north of Cairo, died at a hospital in Dakahlia, according to Aswat Masriya, a Cairo-based news site. Xinhua, China's state news agency, reported that the man died yesterday. A 36-year-old woman from Beheira governorate died from the disease on Jan 26, and a 40-year-old woman from Menofia governorate was reported ill from H5N1 on Mar 21, according to previous reports. Since 2006 Egypt has confirmed 173 H5N1 cases, 63 of which have been fatal. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/apr1713scan.html |
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