Category: swine flu fatalities

Argentina hit hard by swine flu outbreak

July 2, 2009 by srrpenna

Argentina has reported 17 more swine flu deaths, bringing the total to at least 43 in the country hardest hit by the virus in the southern hemisphere.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/swine-flu-hitting-argentina-hard-20090702-d6...

First swine flu related death in Spain

July 1, 2009 by srrpenna

A 20-year-old Moroccan woman infected with swine flu has died in Madrid. She had pre existing asthma and died of respiratory illness caused by flu. She was seven months pregnant and had emergency caesarian section.

Latest figures by WHO released on monday show that there are 70,893 recorded cases with 311 deaths. Approximately 717 people have been infected with the H1N1 virus in Spain.

The other three recorded fatalities in the EU have occurred in the UK bringing total swine flu deaths to four in EU.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8126119.stm

Six year old girl dies of swine flu

June 29, 2009 by srrpenna

A girl, thought to be six years old, has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu.

NHS West Midlands said the girl, who had other serious health conditions, died on Friday evening. It is not known if flu contributed to her death.

Source: www.news.bbc.co.uk

Second Swine flu fatality in United Kingdom

June 29, 2009 by srrpenna

The 73-year-old scottish pensioner from Inverclyde who was being treated in Paisley's Royal Alexandra Hospital is another casuality of swine flu.

Prior to this Jacqueline Fleming, 38, died of swine flu at the same intensive care unit a fortnight ago - the day before her premature son Jack died.