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California Confirms 2 Swine Flu-Related Deaths
Posted: 11:20 am PDT June 1, 2009Updated: 3:37 pm PDT June 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- Two California residents have died after contracting swine flu, making them the first deaths from the virus in the state since the worldwide outbreak, health officials reported Monday.
The California Department of Public Health said the victims were a middle-aged man from San Bernardino County and a middle-aged woman from Los Angeles County. Both had pre-existing medical problems that made them vulnerable to the H1N1 virus.
At least 17 other swine flu-related deaths have been reported nationally, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The World Health Organization said 62 countries have recorded 17,410 swine flu cases including 115 deaths.
California's first swine flu death was a man in his 40s, who suffered from pneumonia, heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity. He died in mid-May at his home where he apparently lived alone, said San Bernardino County Health Officer Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare.
An autopsy was done and a tissue swab was sent to the county health lab where it confirmed the new virus, Ohikhuare said.
The other victim, a woman who lived in central Los Angeles, died in a hospital in late May, said Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Jonathan Fielding.
Fielding declined to provide further details, citing patient privacy. It's unknown how the two were infected.
"It would not be surprising to see more deaths," Fielding told a news conference.
California has confirmed 576 swine flu cases and 226 probable cases as of May 28. Most were mild infections. In the two counties where a death was noted, the number of confirmed new swine flu cases is on the decline.
"It's been trending down," said Ohikhuare. "But we still have to remember that people with chronic illnesses are still a little more susceptible to this new flu."
Federal health officials first identified the H1N1 virus in the United States in late April after doctors diagnosed it in two children in San Diego and Imperial counties. The new flu contains a unique combination of gene segments that have not been seen in swine or human flu viruses before.
California Confirms 2 Swine Flu-Related Deaths
Posted: 11:20 am PDT June 1, 2009Updated: 3:37 pm PDT June 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- Two California residents have died after contracting swine flu, making them the first deaths from the virus in the state since the worldwide outbreak, health officials reported Monday.
The California Department of Public Health said the victims were a middle-aged man from San Bernardino County and a middle-aged woman from Los Angeles County. Both had pre-existing medical problems that made them vulnerable to the H1N1 virus.
At least 17 other swine flu-related deaths have been reported nationally, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The World Health Organization said 62 countries have recorded 17,410 swine flu cases including 115 deaths.
California's first swine flu death was a man in his 40s, who suffered from pneumonia, heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity. He died in mid-May at his home where he apparently lived alone, said San Bernardino County Health Officer Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare.
An autopsy was done and a tissue swab was sent to the county health lab where it confirmed the new virus, Ohikhuare said.
The other victim, a woman who lived in central Los Angeles, died in a hospital in late May, said Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Jonathan Fielding.
Fielding declined to provide further details, citing patient privacy. It's unknown how the two were infected.
"It would not be surprising to see more deaths," Fielding told a news conference.
California has confirmed 576 swine flu cases and 226 probable cases as of May 28. Most were mild infections. In the two counties where a death was noted, the number of confirmed new swine flu cases is on the decline.
"It's been trending down," said Ohikhuare. "But we still have to remember that people with chronic illnesses are still a little more susceptible to this new flu."
Federal health officials first identified the H1N1 virus in the United States in late April after doctors diagnosed it in two children in San Diego and Imperial counties. The new flu contains a unique combination of gene segments that have not been seen in swine or human flu viruses before.
