1st H1N1 death in Mozambique

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_430154.html

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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Mozambique reports 1st swine flu death, 63 cases

MAPUTO, Mozambique ? A health official says Mozambique has had its first swine flu death.

Deputy National Health Director Leonardo Savane told state radio on Tuesday that the 29-year-old woman died Monday in a Maputo hospital. She had been admitted in late August with fever, headache and vomiting.

Mozambique announced its first case of swine flu in August. That patient was a 45-year-old woman who had visited Portugal and South Africa, countries with many cases of the illness. She was treated and has recovered.

Savane says 63 cases have been confirmed since the first case. - AP

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/172344/mozambique-reports-1st-swine-flu-death-63-cases

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