June 12 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on its Web site on Tuesday that a four-year-old girl has contracted the bird flu virus in southern Egypt, the 36th human case in the Arab world's most populous country.

The child from Qena province was admitted to hospital on Sunday. Another recent victim, a 10-year-old girl also from Qena, died in hospital on Saturday. Fifteen of Egypt's bird flu cases have proven fatal.

Worldwide, the virus has killed 190 people out of 312 known cases since it re-emerged in Hong Kong in 2003.

Hundreds of millions of birds have died or been culled.

Following is a list of confirmed human cases of H5N1. Total cases include survivors.

Deaths Total cases AZERBAIJAN 5 8 CAMBODIA 7 7 CHINA 16 25 DJIBOUTI 0 1 EGYPT 15 36 INDONESIA 79 99 IRAQ 2 3 LAOS 2 2 NIGERIA 1 1 THAILAND 17 25 TURKEY 4 12 VIETNAM 42 93 ------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 190 312 -------------------------------------------------

Initial tests usually take a day or two to confirm if someone has H5N1. More detailed testing by government laboratories or those affiliated with the WHO can take a week or more.

The H5N1 virus remains mainly a virus of birds, but experts fear it could change into a form easily transmitted from person to person and sweep the world, killing millions.

So far, most human cases can be traced to direct or indirect contact with infected birds.

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