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CAIRO, April 5 (KUNA) -- Egypt announced Sunday that a six-year-old child
was infected with bird flu, making him the 63rd case since the outbreak of the
disease in the north African country.
Ministry of Health spokesman dr. Abdulrahman Shahin said in a statement the
boy, whose name was not disclosed, was in "critical" condition.
He added that the boy was given the Tamiflu medication once doctors
suspected he was infected with bird flu. (end)
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