Second bird flu death in as many days in Egypt
A 15-year-old girl has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the second such death in as many days in Egypt, the health ministry in Cairo said.
Her death brought to nine the number of people who have died in Egypt after contracting the deadly strain -- the previous victim being a 30-year-old woman from a village in the central Nile delta region who died on Sunday.
H5N1 was first diagnosed in birds in Egypt in February, and the first case in humans was announced on March 18. In its most aggressive form, it has killed more than 150 people worldwide, the World Health Organization has said.
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A 15-year-old girl has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the second such death in as many days in Egypt, the health ministry in Cairo said.
Her death brought to nine the number of people who have died in Egypt after contracting the deadly strain -- the previous victim being a 30-year-old woman from a village in the central Nile delta region who died on Sunday.
H5N1 was first diagnosed in birds in Egypt in February, and the first case in humans was announced on March 18. In its most aggressive form, it has killed more than 150 people worldwide, the World Health Organization has said.
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