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First H1N1 Death Reported In N.Ky.
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EDGEWOOD, Ky. ? A Kenton County woman in her mid-50s has died from medical complications co-existent with the H1N1 swine flu, the Northern Kentucky Health Department reported Tuesday.
This is the first death in the Northern Kentucky region associated with H1N1 swine flu.
"The loss of any one of our residents is always a tragedy, and our thoughts go out to the individual's family," said Steven R. Katkowsky, M.D., District Director of Health. "Influenza is a serious illness that can lead to serious complications and even death, as it did in this case."
Nationwide, between Aug. 30 and Oct. 24, over 2,900 pneumonia and influenza syndrome-based deaths have been reported to the CDC due to the H1N1 swine flu. In Kentucky, 15 deaths have been reported, including the local one.
To date, 180 cases of H1N1 swine flu have been confirmed in Northern Kentucky, but this number may not accurately reflect the actual number of cases. Because H1N1 swine flu is becoming more and more widespread, testing to confirm the presence of H1N1 swine flu at the Division of Laboratory Services is limited to persons sick enough to be hospitalized or at high risk of complications, such as pregnant women. Any person with flu-like symptoms accompanied by a fever is presumed to have H1N1 swine flu.
"Public health officials are working diligently to respond to this ongoing [H1N1] swine flu pandemic. But, the public must do its part to prevent the spread of the virus," said Katkowsky.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/First-H1N1-Death-Reported-In-N-Ky/FhQ1nxI7C0ezTOFvZTFfPw.cspx
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EDGEWOOD, Ky. ? A Kenton County woman in her mid-50s has died from medical complications co-existent with the H1N1 swine flu, the Northern Kentucky Health Department reported Tuesday.
This is the first death in the Northern Kentucky region associated with H1N1 swine flu.
"The loss of any one of our residents is always a tragedy, and our thoughts go out to the individual's family," said Steven R. Katkowsky, M.D., District Director of Health. "Influenza is a serious illness that can lead to serious complications and even death, as it did in this case."
Nationwide, between Aug. 30 and Oct. 24, over 2,900 pneumonia and influenza syndrome-based deaths have been reported to the CDC due to the H1N1 swine flu. In Kentucky, 15 deaths have been reported, including the local one.
To date, 180 cases of H1N1 swine flu have been confirmed in Northern Kentucky, but this number may not accurately reflect the actual number of cases. Because H1N1 swine flu is becoming more and more widespread, testing to confirm the presence of H1N1 swine flu at the Division of Laboratory Services is limited to persons sick enough to be hospitalized or at high risk of complications, such as pregnant women. Any person with flu-like symptoms accompanied by a fever is presumed to have H1N1 swine flu.
"Public health officials are working diligently to respond to this ongoing [H1N1] swine flu pandemic. But, the public must do its part to prevent the spread of the virus," said Katkowsky.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/First-H1N1-Death-Reported-In-N-Ky/FhQ1nxI7C0ezTOFvZTFfPw.cspx