Lewis County: 1st A/H1N1 fatality reported

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Source: http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/27/news/doc4ae789d5e5442494355715.txt

BREAKING NEWS: Chehalis Woman Becomes County's First Swine Flu Death

By The Chronicle
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:04 PM PDT

A Chehalis woman is Lewis County?s first confirmed H1N1-related death, according to the Lewis County Public Health Department.

Laboratory results confirmed earlier today the woman in her 30s died of complications related to an H1N1 influenza infection over two weeks ago, but it has not been confirmed as the primary cause of death.

She had sought treatment for pneumonia the week before her death and was taking antibiotics. She was at home the day of her death and began feeling worse, according to the health department. She collapsed and was rushed to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, where she was pronounced dead of unexplained cardiopulmonary arrest.

H1N1 infection was suspected only after her death. Based on the pathologist?s examination of her lungs during an autopsy, cultures were sent out for testing.

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?Infection with the H1N1 virus is no more dangerous than the seasonal flu virus. However, just as with the seasonal flu virus, there is always risk of complications, and possible death, from any influenza viral infection,? said Dr. Rachel Wood, Lewis County Health Officer, in a news release. ?In this particular case, in addition to pneumonia and suspected acute respiratory distress syndrome, the woman had other health issues including obesity.?

The woman did not work outside her home, and with 16 days having passed since her death, there is no risk from this case, according to the health department.

 

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First Confirmed Swine Flu-Related Death Reported In Lewis County

Posted: 4:45 pm PDT October 27, 2009Updated: 4:49 pm PDT October 27, 2009
CHEHALIS, Wash. -- The first Swine Flu-related death in Lewis County was reported Tuesday by public health officials.

Lewis County Public Health said the victim, a woman in her early 30s, died on October 11.

Earlier Tuesday, Washington state laboratory results confirmed that the Chehalis resident?s death was related to Swine Flu, though they could not confirm that it was the primary cause of her death.

The woman sought treatment for pneumonia the week before her death and had been taking antibiotics.

Health officials said the day of her death, the woman was at home, collapsed and was transported to Providence St. Peter?s Hospital in Olympia where she later died.

 

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Chehalis woman died with swine flu

October 28, 2009
Lewis County Public Health says state lab tests have confirmed that the death of a woman in her early 30s on Oct. 11 was related to swine flu.

The Associated Press
CHEHALIS, Wash. ?

Lewis County Public Health says state lab tests have confirmed that the death of a woman in her early 30s on Oct. 11 was related to swine flu.

The Chehalis woman had been taking antibiotics for pneumonia when she collapsed at home and was rushed to St. Peter's Hospital in Olympia where her heart stopped.

The state Health Department reports there have been a dozen swine flu deaths in Washington and more than 300 people hospitalized with the disease.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010153327_apwaswineflu.html

 

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First Confirmed Swine Flu-Related Death Reported In Lewis County

Posted: 4:45 pm PDT October 27, 2009Updated: 4:49 pm PDT October 27, 2009
<!--startindex-->CHEHALIS, Wash. -- The first Swine Flu-related death in Lewis County was reported Tuesday by public health officials.Lewis County Public Health said the victim, a woman in her early 30s, died on October 11.Earlier Tuesday, Washington state laboratory results confirmed that the Chehalis resident?s death was related to Swine Flu, though they could not confirm that it was the primary cause of her death. The woman sought treatment for pneumonia the week before her death and had been taking antibiotics.Health officials said the day of her death, the woman was at home, collapsed and was transported to Providence St. Peter?s Hospital in Olympia where she later died.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/21443805/detail.html

 

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Re: Lewis County: 1st A/H1N1 fatality reported

October 27, 2009

A Chehalis woman is Lewis County?s first confirmed H1N1-related death, according to the Lewis County Public Health Department.

Laboratory results confirmed earlier today the woman in her 30s died of complications related to an H1N1 influenza infection over two weeks ago, but it has not been confirmed as the primary cause of death.

She had sought treatment for pneumonia the week before her death and was taking antibiotics. She was at home the day of her death and began feeling worse, according to the health department. She collapsed and was rushed to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, where she was pronounced dead of unexplained cardiopulmonary arrest.

H1N1 infection was suspected only after her death. Based on the pathologist?s examination of her lungs during an autopsy, cultures were sent out for testing.

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?Infection with the H1N1 virus is no more dangerous than the seasonal flu virus. However, just as with the seasonal flu virus, there is always risk of complications, and possible death, from any influenza viral infection,? said Dr. Rachel Wood, Lewis County Health Officer, in a news release. ?In this particular case, in addition to pneumonia and suspected acute respiratory distress syndrome, the woman had other health issues including obesity.?

The woman did not work outside her home, and with 16 days having passed since her death, there is no risk from this case, according to the health department.

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