Vietnam has first death from H1N1 flu virus-report (AlertNet, edited)

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Vietnam has first death from H1N1 flu virus-report (AlertNet, edited)

Vietnam has first death from H1N1 flu virus-report

04 Aug 2009 05:51:59 GMT
Source: Reuters
HANOI, Aug 4 (Reuters)


A 29-year-old Vietnamese woman has died from the H1N1 flu virus, becoming the first fatality from the disease in the country, where nearly 1,000 people have been infected, a state-run newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The woman, who sold noodle soup in the central province of Khanh Hoa, died on Monday night from respiratory failure after she was taken into a military hospital on July 30, the Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourer) daily reported, quoting a doctor.

The Health Ministry, which has yet to confirm the death, said that as of Monday afternoon 971 patients had been infected by the H1N1 virus.

(Reporting by Ho Binh Minh; Editing by Alan Raybould)
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Re: Vietnam has first death from H1N1 flu virus-report (AlertNet, edited)

Vietnam reports first death of A/H1N1 flu

HANOI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Vietnamese 29-year-old woman died of the A/H1N1 flu in the central Khanh Hoa province of Vietnam on Monday night, the first death of the flu in the country since its outbreak, the online newspaper Vietnamnet reported Tuesday.
The woman, whose name identified by the newspaper as Tran Thi Kim L, was admitted to the military hospital No. 87 of Khanh Hoa province on July 30 with the A/H1N1 flu-like symptoms, said Le TanPhung, a health official of the provincial health department.
Her test results by the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute showed positive to the A/H1N1 virus on July 31, said Phung.
The woman was later transferred to the Khanh Hoa General Hospital because her condition deteriorated, said Phung.
The patient died on Monday of inflammation in lungs and respiratory disorders, said Phung.
Following her death, Vietnam's health officials have conducted tests to check if she was infected with H5N1 virus as well, said the newspaper.
The woman's son was found to be infected with the A/H1N1 virus on Aug. 1. He is now being treated at the Khanh Hoa General Hospital, said Ly Ngoc Kinh, head of the health care management department under Vietnam's Ministry of Health.
Vietnam has so far reported 971 A/H1N1 flu cases since its outbreak in the country.