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WHO: Egyptian Woman Dies From Bird Flu
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1578821:A6F02AD83191E1606C07CD1B6B182D759574F7DCC14957C0 Two members of
woman's family have also been diagnosed with deadly H5N1 strain of
avian influenza





Egyptian Health worker disinfects a farm at the town of Qalyoub, north
of Cairo, Egypt (File)A regional official of the World Health
Organization says an Egyptian woman has died of bird flu.

The official, Hassan Bushra, says the 30-year-old woman was
hospitalized in mid-December but was only tested for the deadly form
of the flu in the last few days. He says she initially did not tell
health officials that she lived in close contact with ducks.

Two members of the woman's family have also been diagnosed with the
deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza and are being treated in a Cairo
hospital.

Eight Egyptians have now died from bird flu since it was first
detected in Egyptian poultry in February. In all, 18 Egyptians have
been infected.

The woman and her family come from the Nile Delta, north of the
capital. The family had been raising ducks.

Many poor Egyptians live in close contact with chickens and ducks that
they raise for their own consumption.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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