Egypt confirms 4th human death from the bird flu virus

Egypt said on Thursday a fourth woman had died after being infected with the bird flu virus, the state MENA news agency said.

The latest victim was an 18-year-old woman from a province north of Cairo, who was admitted to the hospital on Monday.  Egypt has so far reported 12 human bird flu cases.

The woman had been admitted to the hospital after handling domestically kept birds infected with the bird flu virus.

She had been on an artificial respirator since she was admitted, and died despite receiving Tamiflu, an anti-viral medication thought to be the best method of fighting bird flu in humans.

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