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11-year-old Bartlett girl died of complications following the flu

Emily

Emily

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http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130424/news/704249701/
Article updated: 4/25/2013 5:41 PM
Bartlett girl remembered as talented, popular
11-year-old Bartlett girl died Saturday after cardiac arrests

By Tara Garc?a Mathewson

The 11-year-old Bartlett girl who died over the weekend from complications following the flu was a budding performer and an involved, popular member of her community.
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According to Doctor, Jillian came down with a fever April 15. She was out of school all last week and complained of chest pains last Wednesday. Complications from the influenza virus reached her heart and caused two cardiac arrests, Doctor said, requiring life support and leaving the 11-year-old with very little brain activity.

Jillian died Saturday afternoon, Doctor said.

Melaney Arnold, spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health, said there have been four flu-related deaths this season. Less than a week earlier another young person died from complications that also began with the flu...
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This is the first flu-related death the school district safety officer can recall. (That includes the pH1N1 outbreak.) There's no information given in the article about the type of influenza involved.
 
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