Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, third in a week

CAIRO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman died of the bird flu virus on Monday, the third death in the most populous Arab country from the disease in less than a week, the Health Ministry said.

The ministry said in a statement 26-year-old Firdaus Mohamed Hadad from Menoufia province in the Nile Delta was taken to hospital on Saturday and died early on Monday.

(Writing by Cynthia Johnston)

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