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Egypt Announces Second Bird Flu Death in a Week
Fatma Fathi Mohammed, 25, died in hospital in the Nile Delta province of Mansura, where she was admitted on December 27 after complaining of high fever and shortness of breath, health ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shahin said in a statement carried by the official MENA news agency.
Mohammed, who comes from neighbouring Daqahliya province, had been exposed to infected poultry, Shahin said.
It was the 42nd case reported in humans since the virus first appeared in the country in February 2006. Her death was the 17th in Egypt.
She was the second woman to die of bird flu in a week. Oula Yunes Ali, 25, died on Tuesday after being admitted to hospital the previous Friday with a high fever.
Two others have been diagnosed with the disease since Ali's death.
The first case is a 50 year old woman from Damietta province who was hospitalized on December 24 and is in a critical condition, according to the World Health Organisation.
The second case is a 22-year-old woman chicken seller from Menufia province. She was admitted to hospital on December 26 and is currently recovering in intensive care, the WHO said.
Health Minister Hatem al-Gabali warned against "slackness in the preventive measures taken to fight bird flu especially as winter approaches."
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