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Making the 7th reported case this year, and the 50th since bird flu arrived in Egypt two years ago, Mahmoud Ibrahim Ramadan (age 2) has tested positive for the H5N1 virus, according to MENA (Middle East News Agency).
This report from Reuters.
Egyptian 2-year-old boy infected with bird flu
CAIRO (Reuters) - A 2-year-old Egyptian boy has been infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, bringing the number of cases in the most populous Arab country to 50, state news agency MENA said on Wednesday.
MENA identified the child as Mahmoud Ibrahim Ramadan from the Nile Delta province of Sharkia, quoting Egypt's health ministry. It said he had been infected after exposure to household birds.
MENA said the boy started showing symptoms of the illness on Sunday and was taken to hospital the next day where he was treated with the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. He was in stable condition.
