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CAIRO - EGYPT'S health ministry said another woman has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the fourth such death in a week, local media reported on Tuesday.
Hanem Atwa Ibrahim, 50, from Damietta north of Cairo, died late on Monday in a hospital in the capital and was the 19th death from the disease in Egypt, the state-owned daily Al-Ahram reported.
Atwa was admitted to hospital on Dec 24 and had been in critical condition since.
Another woman, 36-year-old Fardos Mohammed Haddad from the Nile Delta province of Menufia, also died on Monday from the disease.
On Sunday, Fatma Fathi Mohammed, 25, from the Nile Delta province of Daqahliya died of bird flu just days after the death of Ola Yunes Ali.
Egypt's location on major bird migration routes and the widespread practice of keeping domestic fowl near living quarters have led to it being the hardest-hit country outside Asia.
The government says it is conducting a vigorous campaign to combat the spread of the virus through vaccinations and raising awareness, but experts and officials have warned against the relaxation of precautions. -- AFP
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