Egypt finds 12th human bird flu case

Egypt has found its 12th case of human bird flu, Health and Population Minister Hatem el-Gabali said in comments published late on Monday.

The latest case was an 18-year-old woman from a province north of Cairo who caught the virus after handling infected birds, the state MENA news agency quoted Gabali and ministry officials saying.

The ministry said the woman was in a stable condition and members of her family were being tested for infection.

“She is being given Tamiflu, the necessary treatment for battling bird flu,” a ministry official said, referring to the anti-viral medication thought to be the best method of fighting bird flu in humans.

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