It added the patient was currently on a ventilator at hospital and his condition was unstable.
The ministry said in a statement on Wednesday evening that it has
taken preventive measures once the case was suspected and isolated the
patient in Minya Fever Hospital. A sample for the patient was sent to
Cairo labs for analysis and his infection with bird flu was confirmed
according to results.
A team from the Preventive Medicine Sector was dispatched to the
patient's residence in Minya, the statement said. His wife and children
were inspected and they are in good health and have no bird flu
symptoms, according to the statement. They will be reinspected after 10
days, it added.
The patient was transferred to a Cairo hospital in Abbasiya and placed on a ventilator, said the statement.
Egypt has not witnessed bird flu cases since April 2013, according to the Health Ministry.http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/health-ministry-man-catches-bird-flu-minya
