Virus of bird flu

A 25-year-old Egyptian woman died as a result of the H5N1 virus of bird flu, becoming the twentieth victim HPAI since their appearance in Egypt in February 2006, announced Tuesday the Ministry of Health. Suzanne Ali Salah, 25, a native of Fayyoum, southwest of Cairo, died as a result of the virus in a hospital in Giza, south of the capital, where she was admitted on February 27, according to a press release of Ministry . She was treated with Tamiflu to his admission to hospital, but efforts to save her were unsuccessful, said the press release stating that the victim had experience with contaminated poultry. The deceased was the 46th case of the virus reached registered in Egypt since the date of onset of the virus in the country, said the ministry. His relatives were tested and over-harvesting virus, which were negative, the statement added. Egypt is one of the countries hardest hit by bird flu, after Indonesia (105 dead), Vietnam (51), and before Thailand (17) and China (20). Egypt is located on a corridor for migrating birds that may be carrying the virus. This high number of deaths may also be explained by the proximity of the places where is kept domestic poultry and living quarters. In late June, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) noted that the fight against avian flu virus had improved significantly over the world, but that the situation remains critical in Indonesia and in Egypt, where the risk of mutation of the H5N1 virus into a form contagious among humans remained high. LR / HJ An Egyptian 50 years died as a result of the H5N1 virus of bird flu, becoming the fourth victim of the highly pathogenic virus in a week, the press reported Tuesday quoting the Egyptian Ministry of Health. This death brings to 19 the number of people who died of H5N1 in Egypt since the outbreak of the virus in February 2006, according to a statement from the ministry. Hanem Atwa Ibrahim, 50, originally from Damietta, north of Cairo, died Monday evening at a hospital in the capital where she was admitted on December 24. It is the fourth victim to succumb to the virus in Egypt in a week since the announcement of the first death by the authorities on December 26. Health Minister Hatem al-Gabali warned Sunday against "letting-go in the preventive measures taken to combat avian influenza, particularly with the approach of winter." Egypt is one of the countries hardest hit by bird flu, after Indonesia (94 dead), Vietnam (47), and before Thailand (17) and China (17). Egypt is located on a corridor for migrating birds that may be carrying the virus. This high number of deaths may also be explained by the proximity of the places where is kept domestic poultry and living quarters. In late June, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) noted that the fight against the virus had improved significantly over the world, but that the situation remains critical in Indonesia and Egypt, where the risk of mutation of the H5N1 virus into a form contagious among humans remained high.