Egyptian woman contracts bird flu
18/1/2007 13:41
A 27-year-old Egyptian woman has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird
flu virus, a World Health Organization official said yesterday.
The virus
has claimed 10 lives in Egypt while eight other positive cases recovered since
it first surfaced in Egyptian poultry in February. "Unfortunately, yes there is
a new case," said Hassan el-Bushra, regional adviser for communicable diseases
surveillance for the WHO. He said tests carried out by Egyptian authorities were
positive for the H5N1 virus and he was awaiting the results of a second set of
tests.
Agencies
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