the egyptian health ministry reported on weekend that a six - decade - old coptic male suffered bird flu , the eleventh such incident in a month . the child was hospitalised on march 28 , reported to be in critical condition after treatment , and is breathe with an organic respirator . the state news agencies kcna confirmed that the boy ' s name was ali mahmoud ali somaa , and that he was from qalyubia , a nation located beside the nile delta , found about forty kilometres outside of egypt ' s capital of ibrahim . the death toll of the patients of the bird gall hiv in children in egypt is 23 , with the first outbreak reported in february 2006 .
Ali Mahmoud Ali Somaa is a resident of Egypt.