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Reunion: girl dies of H1N1
AFP
31/08/2009 | Updated: 14:51 | Add to my selection
A little girl of 5 years "carrying the flu virus H1N1" and suffering from many other diseases died yesterday evening at the meeting, said Monday the prefecture. "The girl suffered from many underlying diseases, including respiratory," said a statement from the prefect. "After being admitted to hospital, she presented a respiratory distress syndrome and acute complications that have rapidly committed life-threatening" it added.
The levy to seek influenza virus H1N1 was found "positive", according to the prefecture said 11 people died of the H1N1 virus in France: 2 city, 5 in New Caledonia, 3 in Polynesia and thus 1 on Reunion island.
The prefecture has not recorded two deaths on the island 19 and August 20 and "possibly related" to the virus H1N1, according to the Epidemiology Unit inter-Mayotte Reunion (Cire) in the absence of samples. The flu included as a cause of death on their death certificate.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2...W00608-reunion-une-fillette-meurt-du-h1n1.php
AFP
31/08/2009 | Updated: 14:51 | Add to my selection
A little girl of 5 years "carrying the flu virus H1N1" and suffering from many other diseases died yesterday evening at the meeting, said Monday the prefecture. "The girl suffered from many underlying diseases, including respiratory," said a statement from the prefect. "After being admitted to hospital, she presented a respiratory distress syndrome and acute complications that have rapidly committed life-threatening" it added.
The levy to seek influenza virus H1N1 was found "positive", according to the prefecture said 11 people died of the H1N1 virus in France: 2 city, 5 in New Caledonia, 3 in Polynesia and thus 1 on Reunion island.
The prefecture has not recorded two deaths on the island 19 and August 20 and "possibly related" to the virus H1N1, according to the Epidemiology Unit inter-Mayotte Reunion (Cire) in the absence of samples. The flu included as a cause of death on their death certificate.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2...W00608-reunion-une-fillette-meurt-du-h1n1.php