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"Swedish politician dies of swine flu
Published: 3 Nov 09 11:16 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23040/20091103/
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Liberal Party politician Jan-Erik Brohede has died of a swine flu-related illness at the age of 48, newspaper Nerikes Allehanda reports.
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Brohede was found dead in his home in ?rebro in central Sweden on Saturday after suffering a major heart attack. According to medical officials, Brohede belonged to one of the groups considered most at risk of contracting swine flu, and it is believed that the virus contributed directly to his death.
"He had several of the risk factors that could cause a serious bout of influenza," ?rebro county medical advisor Mats Bj?reman told the newspaper.
Bj?reman added that the politician had not been in contact with health authorities and was not vaccinated against the virus.
?rebro county health board is urging everybody in a risk group to quickly get vaccinated against the swine flu, which it says has spread rapidly both in the county and nationwide over the last week. People at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill include pregnant women, children under the age of two, diabetics, and patients with heart and lung diseases.
Brohede's death brings the number of confirmed swine-flu related deaths in Sweden to three. The two previous casualties also belonged to groups considered most at risk.
A three-year-old boy also died at the weekend after contracting the A/H1N1 virus, but it is not yet known whether it contributed directly to his death.
According to official statistics, there were 2,126 recorded cases of swine flu in Sweden by the beginning of this week.
TT/Paul O'Mahony (news@thelocal.se/08 656 6513)"
Published: 3 Nov 09 11:16 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23040/20091103/
Dictionary tool Double click on a word to get a translation
Liberal Party politician Jan-Erik Brohede has died of a swine flu-related illness at the age of 48, newspaper Nerikes Allehanda reports.
* Swine flu toddler dies in Swedish hospital (2 Nov 09)
* Royals must wait in line for flu vaccine (31 Oct 09)
* One million Swedes have had swine flu vaccine (28 Oct 09)
Brohede was found dead in his home in ?rebro in central Sweden on Saturday after suffering a major heart attack. According to medical officials, Brohede belonged to one of the groups considered most at risk of contracting swine flu, and it is believed that the virus contributed directly to his death.
"He had several of the risk factors that could cause a serious bout of influenza," ?rebro county medical advisor Mats Bj?reman told the newspaper.
Bj?reman added that the politician had not been in contact with health authorities and was not vaccinated against the virus.
?rebro county health board is urging everybody in a risk group to quickly get vaccinated against the swine flu, which it says has spread rapidly both in the county and nationwide over the last week. People at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill include pregnant women, children under the age of two, diabetics, and patients with heart and lung diseases.
Brohede's death brings the number of confirmed swine-flu related deaths in Sweden to three. The two previous casualties also belonged to groups considered most at risk.
A three-year-old boy also died at the weekend after contracting the A/H1N1 virus, but it is not yet known whether it contributed directly to his death.
According to official statistics, there were 2,126 recorded cases of swine flu in Sweden by the beginning of this week.
TT/Paul O'Mahony (news@thelocal.se/08 656 6513)"
