CAIRO: A 43-year-old woman died of H5N1 bird flu in Upper Egypt?s governorate of Asyut Friday, marking the third death in the country from the disease in 2015, Youm7 reported.
The woman died due to a severe viral pneumonia in her lungs that was caused by H5N1 virus, Ahmed Abdel Hamed, a health ministry official in Asyut told Youm7.
The woman died five days after she was hospitalized, said Abdel Hamed, adding that seven other cases are currently being treated in the governorate this year and that three have recovered.
The other two person who died from H5N1 this year, 5-year-old boy and a 65-year-old woman, were also from Asyut.
The woman died due to a severe viral pneumonia in her lungs that was caused by H5N1 virus, Ahmed Abdel Hamed, a health ministry official in Asyut told Youm7.
The woman died five days after she was hospitalized, said Abdel Hamed, adding that seven other cases are currently being treated in the governorate this year and that three have recovered.
The other two person who died from H5N1 this year, 5-year-old boy and a 65-year-old woman, were also from Asyut.
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