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In all of 2008 Egypt detected only 8 human case of H5N1. So far, in 2009, they’ve recorded 25 cases.
Today’s announcement brings Egypt’s total to 76 cases, with 26 fatalities.
Two Egyptian children have H5N1 bird flu - agency
26 May 2009 20:04:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
CAIRO, May 26 (Reuters) - Two four-year-old Egyptian children have contracted the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, raising to 76 the number of cases reported in Egypt, the state news agency MENA reported on Tuesday.
Egypt has been hit harder by bird flu than any other country outside Asia and has seen a surge of cases in recent weeks.
The children, a boy and girl, were from different areas of Sharkiya province in the Nile Delta region. Both fell ill after coming into contact with birds with the virus.
