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Monday August 17 2009 20:11
Spain: One child dies from influenza and human deaths reaching 12 cases
The youngest of 11 years suffered from chronic respiratory disease, which worsened with the virus A (H1N1).
AFP
MADRID .- A child of 11 years died in Gran Canaria, in the Atlantic archipelago of the Canary Islands, affected by the human influenza, with the twelfth and the first victim under age of the virus in Spain, reported Monday that the Spanish Ministry of Health .
"The Department (Regional Ministry) of Health of the Canary Islands has informed the Ministry of Health and Social Policy of the death of a child under 11 years with chronic illness based on complications related to influenza A (H1N1), the Ministry informed in a press release .
Little, whose identity has not been disclosed and was placed in intensive care medicine unit of the Hospital Materno Infantil de Gran Canaria, is the first child killed in Spain by complications from the disease.
Last Friday, a pregnant woman had died in Castellon with "flu-related complications," and on Wednesday, another man of 30 years also died on the island of Gran Canaria affected by the virus A (H1N1).
According to the latest balance sheet issued by the Ministry of Health on Friday, last week took place in Spain a total of 14,391 new cases of the virus, after the previous occurrence of 12,270 cases.
According to Health, last week was infected with a rate of 32.89 per 100 thousand inhabitants, which is lower than that estimated in other surrounding countries such as Belgium (73 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), United Kingdom ( 48.2 cases per 100,000) and France (37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants).
The Spanish Ministry of Health changed the way publishing numbers affected to inform the affected rate per 100 thousand inhabitants in the number of total infections, following advice from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The swine influenza virus, which appeared in late March and was declared a pandemic by the WHO, has caused 1462 deaths in the world, the international body said on Tuesday.
Google translation:
Monday August 17 2009 20:11
Spain: One child dies from influenza and human deaths reaching 12 cases
The youngest of 11 years suffered from chronic respiratory disease, which worsened with the virus A (H1N1).
AFP
MADRID .- A child of 11 years died in Gran Canaria, in the Atlantic archipelago of the Canary Islands, affected by the human influenza, with the twelfth and the first victim under age of the virus in Spain, reported Monday that the Spanish Ministry of Health .
"The Department (Regional Ministry) of Health of the Canary Islands has informed the Ministry of Health and Social Policy of the death of a child under 11 years with chronic illness based on complications related to influenza A (H1N1), the Ministry informed in a press release .
Little, whose identity has not been disclosed and was placed in intensive care medicine unit of the Hospital Materno Infantil de Gran Canaria, is the first child killed in Spain by complications from the disease.
Last Friday, a pregnant woman had died in Castellon with "flu-related complications," and on Wednesday, another man of 30 years also died on the island of Gran Canaria affected by the virus A (H1N1).
According to the latest balance sheet issued by the Ministry of Health on Friday, last week took place in Spain a total of 14,391 new cases of the virus, after the previous occurrence of 12,270 cases.
According to Health, last week was infected with a rate of 32.89 per 100 thousand inhabitants, which is lower than that estimated in other surrounding countries such as Belgium (73 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), United Kingdom ( 48.2 cases per 100,000) and France (37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants).
The Spanish Ministry of Health changed the way publishing numbers affected to inform the affected rate per 100 thousand inhabitants in the number of total infections, following advice from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The swine influenza virus, which appeared in late March and was declared a pandemic by the WHO, has caused 1462 deaths in the world, the international body said on Tuesday.