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Egyptian boy tests positive for bird flu - report
23 Jun 2007 15:07:53 GMT
Source: Reuters
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CAIRO, June 23 (Reuters) - A four-year-old Egyptian boy has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, becoming the 37th human case in the Arab country, the official Middle East News Agency reported on Saturday.

It quoted a health ministry statement identifying the boy as Emad Mohamed el-Daramalli from the Upper Egypt province of Qena.

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Passengers walk out of a train as new security measures are put in place on Cairo's underground Metro rail network July 18, 2007. Egypt has stepped up security on Cairo's underground Metro rail network over fears of a possible attack on its stations, a security source and a state-run newspaper said on Thursday.


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