Friday, April 24, 2009

Egypt announces 26th deaths from bird flu

[The 25 yo, #65 died on 4/23. This is case #64, F (33) died today.]

CAIRO, April 24 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Ministry of Health announced Friday the death of the 26th Bird Flu case.

A statement from the ministry said a 33 year-old Egyptian woman, from Kafr Al-Sheikh province, died from bird flu. She was admitted to the hospital in the middle of April with symptoms of high fever and breathing difficulty. The tests indicated that she was infected with bird flu.

Totally, Egyptian authorities have registered up to 68 cases infected with the virus.

Egyptian Government exerted major efforts in educating its citizens in order to prevent them from being around birds, in order to decrease the number of cases and deaths.(end) az.mao KUNA 241852 Apr 09NNNN

hat-tip Pixie at Pandemic Flu Information

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