Wednesday 19 November 2014

Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, second death in two days

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman died on Tuesday of H5N1 bird flu after coming into contact with infected birds, the second death from the disease in two days and the third in the country this year, a health ministry statement said. The 30-year-old woman was from the province of Minya, south of Cairo. She died in a hospital in the southern city of Assiut, the statement on the official MENA news agency said. A 19-year-old woman died of bird flu on Monday in Assiut. Egypt has identified a total of seven cases of the virus this year, including the three who died. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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