Czech authorities confirm 8th death, nearly 800 cases

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Swine flu perceived as bigger threat than previously thought

The H1N1 virus continues to spread through the Czech Republic with three regions now battling an epidemic. The Czech health authorities reported on Thursday that the death toll had risen to 8, with close to 800 cases registered. It has also become clear that the swine flu is a more serious threat than previously thought.

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Re: Czech authorities confirm 8th death, nearly 800 cases

Already at 8 dead swine flu. Another is a woman in Havířově


26.11

Laboratory confirmed that the Czech Republic, 777 sick people to pig flu.
Ministry of Health announced that the Czech Republic has eight confirmed deaths in
Swine flu. In total there are 777 reported illnesses, including 144 new to this
week. All of the pandemic virus H1N1 confirmed the National Reference Laboratory
the flu.

Since the beginning of November was, according to the main health officer Michael Vit presence
Swine influenza virus tested only seriously ill patients with complications. By
hygienists in the Czech Republic already exceeds the pandemic strain of influenza seasonal variation.

The most recent victim of a new virus is osmačtyřicetiletá woman Havířov. Tests must
still safely conclude that its death is just the virus H1N1.

Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Vlastimila Hornets are now among the dead
count and patients who swine flu was a major cause of death.
Patients is now approximately 1820 people per 100 thousand inhabitants.

On Thursday, around eleven o'clock in the morning an ambulance transported the hospital Zlín
woman who began to fail for vaccination against swine flu. "It was a classic
adverse reaction. Pressure had fallen sharply and collapsed, "said the doctor, who has a
event information.

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