NEWS SCAN: Avian flu in Egypt, severe flu-like disease in Mexico, hospital preparedness, Salmonella and sprouts, BSE, … (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) Human cases of avian flu in Egypt Egypt's health ministry today reported that a 25-year-old woman from Cairo governorate died of an H5N1 avian influenza infection yesterday, according to Xinhua, China's state news agency. [News Source]

Egyptian woman contracts bird flu as cases mount (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An Egyptian woman has contracted the highly pathogenic bird flu virus after coming into contact with infected birds, state news agency MENA said on Thursday, as the virus gathers pace in the most populous Arab country. [News Source]

Egyptian woman contracts bird flu as cases mount (AlertNet) Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 23 (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman has contracted the highly pathogenic bird flu virus after coming into contact with infected birds, state news agency MENA said on Thursday, as the virus ... [News Source]

Bird flu quarantine on British Columbia farms ends (AG Weekly) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ A bird flu-related quarantine has been lifted on 22 poultry farms in the Fraser Valley east of Vancouver. The restrictions were lifted after three weeks of surveillance and testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. [News Source]