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Sep 15, 2009
1st H1N1 death in Mozambique
MAPUTO - MOZAMBIQUE has registered its first H1N1 flu death, a 29-year-old woman from Maputo already suffering from a chronic illness, a health official said on Tuesday.
'She was hospitalised and passed away three days later,' said Health Ministry spokesman Leonardo Chavane said, adding she had contracted the flu in late August.
Mozambique announced its first case of H1N1 flu in mid-August, so far 12 cases have been registered.
In neighbouring South Africa, the A(H1N1) virus has killed 27 people, the highest number in the region. -- AFP
Sep 15, 2009
1st H1N1 death in Mozambique
MAPUTO - MOZAMBIQUE has registered its first H1N1 flu death, a 29-year-old woman from Maputo already suffering from a chronic illness, a health official said on Tuesday.
'She was hospitalised and passed away three days later,' said Health Ministry spokesman Leonardo Chavane said, adding she had contracted the flu in late August.
Mozambique announced its first case of H1N1 flu in mid-August, so far 12 cases have been registered.
In neighbouring South Africa, the A(H1N1) virus has killed 27 people, the highest number in the region. -- AFP
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