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Brest: Death of a 14 year old girl carrying the influenza A (H1N1)
Created on 30.07.09 at 16h56 | Mis à jour le 30.07.09 à 17h46
HEALTH - According to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire, she was already suffering from a serious illness ...
L'Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS) announced today the death of a 14 year old girl, affected by influenza A (H1N1) at the University Hospital of Brest. She died there at least a week, according to the same source.
The patient was already suffering from a serious illness, complicated by a severe lung infection, "according to the same source. This is the first death of a person affected by the virus in France.
However, the findings of clinical evaluation are not in favor of a death directly related to influenza A (H1N1), "said InVS in a statement.
"As part of a systematic review related to the context of the current outbreak, a search of the influenza A (H1N1) in 2009 was performed and was positive," he added.
[Google Translation]
Brest: Death of a 14 year old girl carrying the influenza A (H1N1)
Created on 30.07.09 at 16h56 | Mis à jour le 30.07.09 à 17h46
HEALTH - According to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire, she was already suffering from a serious illness ...
L'Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS) announced today the death of a 14 year old girl, affected by influenza A (H1N1) at the University Hospital of Brest. She died there at least a week, according to the same source.
The patient was already suffering from a serious illness, complicated by a severe lung infection, "according to the same source. This is the first death of a person affected by the virus in France.
However, the findings of clinical evaluation are not in favor of a death directly related to influenza A (H1N1), "said InVS in a statement.
"As part of a systematic review related to the context of the current outbreak, a search of the influenza A (H1N1) in 2009 was performed and was positive," he added.
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