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Updated: 6:39 PM Oct 24, 2009
Toddler Positive for Influenza A Dies in Ohio
The corner in Athens County says it will likely take six to eight weeks before he knows for sure if a toddler died from complications of the swine flu.
Posted: 6:32 PM Oct 24, 2009
Reporter: Amanda Barren, The Associated Press
ATHENS, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The coroner in Athens County says it will likely take six to eight weeks before he knows for sure if a toddler died from complications of the swine flu.
Dr. Harold Thompson says that a three-year-old girl from Athens County died this week at the hospital. She had tested positive for the Influenza A Virus.
Dr. Thompson says they want to make certain there were no other reasons for the death.
The girl's name is not being released.
Saturday President Barack Obama declared Swine Flu outbreak a national emergency.
The declaration gives Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect the non-infected.
Updated: 6:39 PM Oct 24, 2009
Toddler Positive for Influenza A Dies in Ohio
The corner in Athens County says it will likely take six to eight weeks before he knows for sure if a toddler died from complications of the swine flu.
Posted: 6:32 PM Oct 24, 2009
Reporter: Amanda Barren, The Associated Press
ATHENS, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The coroner in Athens County says it will likely take six to eight weeks before he knows for sure if a toddler died from complications of the swine flu.
Dr. Harold Thompson says that a three-year-old girl from Athens County died this week at the hospital. She had tested positive for the Influenza A Virus.
Dr. Thompson says they want to make certain there were no other reasons for the death.
The girl's name is not being released.
Saturday President Barack Obama declared Swine Flu outbreak a national emergency.
The declaration gives Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect the non-infected.