Egyptian woman dies of H5N1 bird flu, total now 8
An Egyptian woman has died of H5N1 bird flu, bringing the total number of deaths in Egypt from the virus to eight this year out of 16 identified cases, the health ministry said late on Thursday.
The 33-year-old woman died after being admitted to a hospital in the southern province of Sohag, the ministry said in a statement.
Human cases of H5N1 are rare. Egypt's H5N1 cases have largely been found in poor rural areas in the south, where villagers, particularly women, tend to keep and slaughter poultry in the home.
