A report carried by the state MENA news agency said a woman with symptoms of the disease had died in Al-Qaloubiyah province, about 40 kilometers (25
miles) north of Cairo.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in a blood sample taken from the Egypt woman, who died
on Friday morning (March 17, 2006).
(More:
Reuters)
[edit on 18-3-2006 by Riwka]