First A/H1N1 Death in Laos

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Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/N...ow/4808230.cms

First swine flu death in Laos: Official

AFP 22 July 2009, 06:32pm IST

HANOI: Landlocked Laos has recorded its first death from swine flu, a health official said on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old Laotian man, a resident of Bolikhamxai province, died on Saturday after testing positive for the A(H1N1) strain of influenza, said the official with the National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology.

Three members of his family also tested positive and are receiving medication, the official said, adding they were among dozens of cases of swine flu infection recorded in the country.

Swine flu emerged globally in April and has killed more than 700 people around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.

Laos recorded its first infection in June.

The A (H1N1) virus has a mix of swine, avian and human influenza genes in a unique combination not seen before, but the symptoms are similar to regular seasonal flu, the WHO says.

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Re: First A/H1N1 Death in Laos

New type flu claims one life

(KPL) The National Emerging Infectious Disease Coordination Office yesterday confirmed that 51 people infected with new type influenza A (H1N1) and the virus claimed one life in Borikhamsay province.
The infected rate of A (H1N1) influenza pandemic nationwide had 51 cases in which 47 cases have recovered and three patients are being received medical treatment at the hospitals.
There were 27 cases were found In Vientiane Capital, four case in Vientiane province, one case in Luang Prabang province, a case in Khammouane province, nine cases in Savannakhet province, seven cases in Champassak province, a case in Saravane province and one man death in Borikhamsay province on 17 July.
The 31-year-old died, Mr Chanh (nom de plume), a flu victim, Borikhamsay resident, who had a fever for days this month, he went to treat with a few clinics in Paksane district and on 14 July he was critical at provincial hospital and on 17 July he was taken to a hospital in Vientiane Capital and he died at that day because he is fat with 111 weight and many personal diseases.
At the present, a team of the National Emerging Infectious Disease Coordination Office went to his victim?s house to prevent the spread of virus and disinfect the virus.http://www.kpl.net.la/english/news/edn3.htm

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