Egyptian woman hospitalized with bird flu

CAIRO, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - A 33-year-old woman in northern Egypt has been hospitalized after doctors confirmed she contracted bird flu, the country's Health Ministry said on Thursday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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A spokesman said the woman, from the province of Kafr el-Sheikh, apparently became infected after coming into contact with sick poultry and showed the first symptoms of the disease on April 7. He said her condition was serious. Egypt's first case of bird flu was recorded in 2006, and 64 people have since become infected with the deadly virus, 24 of whom have died, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.
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