 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
Argentina reports first swine flu death
Buenos Aires (AFP) June 15, 2009 Argentina on Monday reported its first death from swine flu, with the health ministry saying the victim was a three-month-old female baby. The infant died at the Hospital Posadas in Buenos Aires, where she has been since early June, officials said. In its daily report, the health ministry said that the number of people in Argentina infected with the swine flu has reached 733, after 89 new cases were confirmed on Monday. Four of those infected are in intensive care, and three of them are on assisted breathing, the ministry said. Health experts believe the virus will spread in the southern hemisphere as the region enters the winter season. The A(H1N1) virus, which was first detected in Mexico in April, has so far infected almost 36,000 people in 76 countries and claimed 163 lives, according to the latest World Health Organization figures. Around the world 163 people have died, according to the latest WHO tally of confirmed influenza A(H1N1) cases. That figure however does not include the Argentine baby, a US infant who died over the weekend, and a victim reported in Scotland on Sunday, the first death outside of the Americas. Outside of Mexico, which has reported 108 swine flu deaths, 46 people have died in the United States, six in Canada, two in Chile, and one in Costa Rica, Colombia and Guatemala respectively. Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola
US Swine Toll Hits 46; FDA Warns Of Phony H1N1 CuresChigago (AFP) June 15, 2009 A US child infected with the A(H1N1) flu died in the midwestern state of Minnesota, local health authorities said Monday, bringing the total US swine flu death toll to 46. The child, "who had underlying medical conditions, was briefly hospitalized and died late last week," the Minnesota Department of Health said in a statement. Laboratory tests "subsequently determined that the child had ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook