Egyptian man dies of bird flu, 10th death

A 26-year-old Egyptian man died of
bird flu on Wednesday, the third member of his extended family
to die of the virus, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official
told Reuters.
Brick factory worker Rida Farid Abdel Halim from the Nile
Delta province of Gharbia had been in hospital for 10 days,
Hassan el-Bushra, WHO regional adviser for communicable diseases
surveillance, said. The province is some 80 km (50 miles) north
of Cairo.
It was the 10th death from bird flu in Egypt since an
outbreak of the virus started in February.
Bushra said Egypt had no other bird flu patients receiving
treatment. Eight Egyptians had contracted the disease and
recovered.