Re: Cairo's First Human Bird Flu Infection Confirmed [died]
<TABLE cellPadding=10 width="98%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Egyptian teen dies of bird flu
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:24:54 </TD></TR><TR><TD> A 15 year old Egyptian girl has died of bird flu, bringing the number of the country's victims of the disease to 14.
The girl died of respiratory failure 5 days after she was admitted into a Cairo hospital, having tested positive to the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to health ministry officials in Egypt.
She had contracted the disease three weeks ago while buying chicken in a local market in Cairo, the World Health Organization spokesman told reporters.
Egypt is reported to be one of the countries most affected by bird flu outside Asia. The disease first appeared in the country in February 2006.
TD /BH/BG
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<TABLE cellPadding=10 width="98%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Egyptian teen dies of bird flu
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:24:54 </TD></TR><TR><TD> A 15 year old Egyptian girl has died of bird flu, bringing the number of the country's victims of the disease to 14.
The girl died of respiratory failure 5 days after she was admitted into a Cairo hospital, having tested positive to the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to health ministry officials in Egypt.
She had contracted the disease three weeks ago while buying chicken in a local market in Cairo, the World Health Organization spokesman told reporters.
Egypt is reported to be one of the countries most affected by bird flu outside Asia. The disease first appeared in the country in February 2006.
TD /BH/BG
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