Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Iraqi man dies from suspected h5n1 bird flu
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi man died from suspected H5N1 bird flu in Baghdad, while one member of his family has been admitted for tests on similar suspicions, a spokeswoman on the committee to fight bird flu set up by the Iraqi government said Monday.
The family member has been admitted to a hospital in the Kamaliya neighborhood of east Baghdad, the spokeswoman said, adding that samples of the two have been sent to Cairo for further analysis.
No further details are available at this time.