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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=NewsDetailsTitle></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=NewsDetailsCategory>Health 7/3/2009 3:54:00 PM</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=ArticleDetails><TABLE class=ImageFloat cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=left><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD id=tdCaption class=pictureCaption width=180 align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>CAIRO, July 3 (KUNA) -- One more person was diagnosed with swine flu virus in Egypt, and by that the number of victims reaches 72, Egyptian Ministry of Health said Friday and warned of a pairing up between the swine virus and that of birds' flu.
A sixteen-year-old girl arrived at Assiut Airport from London with her family showed symptoms of the virus and was immediately taken to quarantine to receive treatment, Minister of Health's Assistant Dr. Nasr Al-Sayyid said.
Egyptian authorities started a campaign to take poultry with bird's flu virus and inedible meat off the market.
Local authorities cautioned of a possible pairing up between the swine and the bird flu viruses which will result in an epidemic.
World Health Organization (WHO)that it is not possible to stop the outbreak of the swine flu virus as it became an epidemic afflicting 88,000 people 332 of whom died of the virus.
For the first time in 40 years, WHO categorized H1N1 virus in June as an epidemic. :tiphat:http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011895&Language=en</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
A sixteen-year-old girl arrived at Assiut Airport from London with her family showed symptoms of the virus and was immediately taken to quarantine to receive treatment, Minister of Health's Assistant Dr. Nasr Al-Sayyid said.
Egyptian authorities started a campaign to take poultry with bird's flu virus and inedible meat off the market.
Local authorities cautioned of a possible pairing up between the swine and the bird flu viruses which will result in an epidemic.
World Health Organization (WHO)that it is not possible to stop the outbreak of the swine flu virus as it became an epidemic afflicting 88,000 people 332 of whom died of the virus.
For the first time in 40 years, WHO categorized H1N1 virus in June as an epidemic. :tiphat:http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011895&Language=en</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>