Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt, fourth in week-WHO

CAIRO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - A woman died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in northern Egypt on Monday, the country's fourth fatality from the virus in less than a week, the World Health Organisation said.

John Jabbour, an Egypt-based official with the WHO, said this and all other recent cases were believed to have been caused by exposure to sick or dead back-yard birds.

(Reporting by Cynthia Johnston; Editing by Michael Winfrey) Keywords: BIRDFLU EGYPT/DEATH

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