CAIRO: Egypt uncovered new cases of bird flu in domestic fowl, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Birds tested positive for the lethal H5N1 strain in locations in the southern province of Sohag and the Mediterranean coastal province of Damietta, the ministry said.
Teams were culling the infected birds in both locations, it said in a statement on the state news agency MENA.
The ministry on Tuesday announced Egypt s first discovery of infected birds in months, raising concerns over a return of the virus with the start of the migration season.
Six people died of bird flu in Egypt since the disease broke out in the country in early March, sparking a massive cull of poultry across the country.
Bird flu, or H5N1, ravaged poultry farms in Asia in late 2003. It also jumped to humans, killing at least 141 people worldwide. Most human deaths have been traced to contact with sick birds. AP
