# 1747
Sad news to report.
MENA, the Middle East News Agency, is reporting the death of the 25-year-old woman from the Sennoris District, Fayum Governorate. She had previously been reported as being on a ventilator and in critical condition.
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country
04 Mar 2008 16:02:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman aged 25 has died of bird flu, the 20th death in Egypt from the disease since the virus arrived in the country in early 2006, the state news agency MENA said on Tuesday.
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 5
4 March 2008
The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has announced a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The case is a 25 years old female from Sennoris District, Fayum Governorate. She developed symptoms on 24 February and was hospitalized on 27 February. The death has now been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population.
Investigations into the source of her infection indicate that she had contact with sick poultry prior to becoming unwell.
Of the 45 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 20 have been fatal.
UPDATED: A hat tip to Crof over at Crofsblog for this link to a Reuters update that includes news of another case detected in Egypt, that of an 11 year-old boy.
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country
04 Mar 2008 16:20:53 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds another new case, changes source)
CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman aged 25 has died of bird flu, the 20th death in Egypt from the disease since the deadly virus arrived in the country in early 2006, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
The woman, Suzanne Ali Salah Zaki, was from Fayoum province southwest of Cairo, and entered hospital on Feb. 27, it said in a statement.
In a separate statement, the ministry said an 11-year-old boy from the Nile Delta province of Menoufia had tested positive for the virus after entering a local hospital on Feb. 26.
