Egyptian woman dies of bird flu
Cairo, April 12, 2008
An Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, the 22nd fatality and the 49th case of the disease among humans in Egypt, the state news agency Mena said.
Wala Ahmed Abdel Galil, 30, from the northeast Cairo suburb of Mataria, fell ill after coming into contact with sick domestic birds, the agency said, quoting the Ministry of Health.-Reuters
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