A ten-year-old girl died of  bird flu, marking the 15th fatality of the H5N1 virus.

The Health Ministry said in a statement that the girl was admitted to Qina Fever Hospital on Thursday.


The girl, who was identified by the paper by her first name as Maida, was suffering from bird flu-like symptoms including high temperature and pneumonia.


Blood tests proved positive for the H5N1 strain. Maida is the 35th bird flu case in the country since it first out broke in February 2005. Egypt is one of the worst-hit countries by bird flu.