U.N. Raises Bird Flu Deaths to 107
The U.N. health agency on Monday raised to 107 the confirmed number of people who have died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, adding two Egyptian women who died last month.
WHO said four people previously announced by the Egyptian Health Ministry as H5N1 positive all have been conformed to have had bird flu at a WHO lab in Britain.
Two women in their 30s died; the other two patients have been discharged from hospital, WHO said. The agency said it is still awaiting results on samples from at least three more Egyptians to have tested positive for bird flu in local laboratories.
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