3 more A/H1N1 cases detected

about three students tested positive for swine flu A/H1N1 in Cairo this week bringing the total cases to 16,127 since the disease was detected in Egypt  last May ,a Health Ministry official said yesterday .

Dr Abdel – Rahman Shahin ,the Ministry's official spokesman, said that the new cases included two school children and one university students, who had contact with infected persons.

"the patients were sent to el-abbassiya Fever Hospital for treatment and they were in a stable condition . They will be discharged after completing their anti- viral medication, "Dr Shahin added.

Date:11 March ,2010

Source : Egyptian Gazette Newspaper