Egypt has reported another human case of avian flu on Tuesday. Dina Tighian from Qena, south of Cairo, has been reported transferred to a hospital after she was diagnosed with the deadly bird flu, Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Health said in a press release.

Tighian, 4, is the 36th person infected with the H5N1 virus in Egypt. 16 of those infected have died from the disease.

At the same hospital, another man is being treated for symptoms that may be the virus. The hospital in Qena is currently running tests to determine if another infection has been discovered.

Egypt is the worst hit nation outside East Asia, where the deadly disease was first discovered in humans. Lying on a major migratory route for birds is the main reason that Egypt has been hit with the disease.

However, the high number of people becoming infected with the H5N1 bird flu is partially due to the fact that the government has not been as proactive in its campaign to educate and reimburse citizens whose livelihood is from poultry.

Many of the victims have come into contact with infected dead birds, which occurs mostly in the near vicinity of their homes.

AHN's Manar Ammar contributed to this report in Cairo.