Tuesday 20 January 2015

Woman, child die of bird flu in Egypt, five deaths so far this year

A man walks past live chickens on the outskirts of Cairo An Egyptian woman and child died of H5N1 bird flu, the health ministry said on Monday, the fourth and fifth persons to die of the illness in the country this year. Both Assiut and Minya provinces are rural areas that have seen a number of bird flu cases in the past year. The ministry announced one other case in treatment, bringing the total number of cases in Egypt to 20 this year so far. This includes five deaths as well as six recoveries and nine cases still under treatment, Abdel Ghaffar said.




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