Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu - agency
submited by pub4world at Jul, 23, 2007 2:52 AM from Reuters
CAIRO, July 22 (Reuters) - A 25-year-old woman has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in Egypt"e;s Nile Delta, bringing the number of cases in the most populous Arab country to 38, state news agency MENA said on Sunday.
MENA quoted a health ministry official as saying the woman developed a high fever on Friday after exposure to dead household birds.
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