Three Egyptians die of bird flu, raising death toll to six

CAIRO (Reuters) - Three people have died from H5N1 bird flu in Egypt in the past week, bringing the death toll in the country this year to six, the Egyptian health ministry said on Monday. Egypt has identified 11 cases of the virus in people this year including the six who have died, a ministry statement said. It identified the most recent victims as a 40-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman in the central province of Minya as well as a 25-year-old woman in Beni Suef, south of Cairo. A two-year-old child in Minya hospitalized recently for the virus had recovered, it said. ...



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