Apr 25, 2009

Egyptian woman dies of bird flu - MENA

CAIRO, April 24 (Reuters) - A 33-year-old Egyptian woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the 26th human fatality of the disease in Egypt, state news agency MENA said on Friday.

The woman, Saadiya Mohamed Abdel Latief Hamed, died in Kafr El-Sheikh province, according to MENA, the third bird flu fatality in a week in the Arab world's most populous country. (Writing by Aziz El-Kaissouni; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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