CAIRO, Feb 25 (Aswat Masriya) - A 37-year old man died in the governorate of Fayoum after being diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu, the state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday.

A Health Ministry official told MENA the man was admitted into the intensive care, where he died.

The virus has killed over a dozen this year alone, according to Health Ministry figures.

Since it first surfaced in Egypt in 2006,  cases of H5N1 have been largely concentrated in rural areas, where proximity and interaction with poultry increases.

The World Health Organisation warned that there is a risk of human infection when the virus is circulating in poultry, especially to those in infected environments.

The death toll from the virus reached 11 in 2014 in Egypt.