The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday 27/12/2007 that two new human bird flu cases have been detected.

Abdel-Rahman Shahin, the Spokesman for the Ministry, said the first case was admitted to Damietta chest hospital on December 24 after suffering from high temperature and breathing problems as a result of the virus, Shahin added.

Now, the patient is being treated in the Abasiyah chest hospital and his/her condition is stable, he added.

The second case appeared in Menuf in Delta governorate of Menufiyah, the Spokesman said. Nora Abul-Abbas Mohamed, 22, was admitted to the fever hospital in the city on Wednesday, he said.

She is suffering from high temperature and problems in breathing. Now Nora is also being treated in Abasiyah chest hospital and her condition is stable, he added.