Egyptian housewife tests positive for bird flu

Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 11:16 [IST]

CAIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) An Egyptian woman from the Nile Delta town of Beheira has tested positive for the bird flu virus, Egypt's state news agency MENA said today.

MENA identified the woman as Samia Mansour Hashem, a housewife who raised chickens in her home.

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