Khaberni -Rahma Nasser Mohamed, a 12-year-old girl, died in Delga village of Deir Mawas center in Minya province, days after receiving medical care due to symptoms similar to those that preceded her four siblings' deaths.
The body of the girl, Rahma Nasser Mohamed, was transferred to the morgue, under the disposition of the investigative authorities, in preparation for presentation to the forensic doctor and completing the necessary legal procedures to unravel the causes of death, which are still surrounded by questions.
Social media sites in Egypt have seen widespread interaction after the announcement of the death of four children from one family, including Reem Nasser (10 years), Omar Nasser (7 years), Mohamed Nasser (11 years), and Ahmed Nasser (5 years), due to severe symptomatic illness. It was reported that they were admitted to Deir Mawas Central Hospital suffering from high fever, headache, neck stiffness, as well as irritability, vomiting, and allergies.
In an official statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Health on Sunday, July 14, the ministry denied that the deaths were due to meningitis infection, affirming that the rumors in this regard are not based on documented information or analytical results.
The statement clarified that infectious diseases do not lead to deaths at the same time among family members, indicating that deaths resulting from family outbreaks are temporally close, but not on the same day, as in this incident.
The statement added that the body's response to infections varies according to age, immune status, and viral load, making it medically improbable for the death to occur on the same day for four children.
The Egyptian Public Prosecution is conducting extensive investigations into the incident, where it holds the bodies of the five children in preparation for presenting them to the forensic medicine, in an effort to determine the real causes of death and ascertain whether there is a criminal suspicion behind this tragic event that shook Delga village and the entire Minya province.
