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From this thread: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=312954#post312954
November 5, 2009
The Mississippi Department of Health has reported the state?s 10th confirmed death from the H1N1, or "swine" flu.
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The latest victim is a Webster County woman, said Liz Sharlot, spokeswoman for the Department of Health.
"It is confirmed as H1N1," she said.
Although 10 deaths are confirmed, officials say the death toll in Mississippi could be as high as 15 because some patients who died weren?t tested for H1N1.
The state is one of 46 experiencing widespread swine flu cases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since May 15, about 1,200 cases of H1N1 have been confirmed in Mississippi by laboratory testing.
State health officials began dispensing swine flu vaccine Monday at all of Mississippi?s county health clinics and in some schools.
Symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to those of seasonal flu, with fever, respiratory symptoms and body aches.
According to the Health Department, many of the swine flu deaths nationwide were among people with pre-existing health conditions.
http://www.clarionledger.com/articl.../1001/news/Miss.-records-10th-swine-flu-death
* Other flu types include any flu case not confirmed as H1N1.
Seasonal flu counts include Flu A (H1N1, H3N2 and unknown subtypes), and Flu B.
November 5, 2009
The Mississippi Department of Health has reported the state?s 10th confirmed death from the H1N1, or "swine" flu.
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The latest victim is a Webster County woman, said Liz Sharlot, spokeswoman for the Department of Health.
"It is confirmed as H1N1," she said.
Although 10 deaths are confirmed, officials say the death toll in Mississippi could be as high as 15 because some patients who died weren?t tested for H1N1.
The state is one of 46 experiencing widespread swine flu cases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since May 15, about 1,200 cases of H1N1 have been confirmed in Mississippi by laboratory testing.
State health officials began dispensing swine flu vaccine Monday at all of Mississippi?s county health clinics and in some schools.
Symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to those of seasonal flu, with fever, respiratory symptoms and body aches.
According to the Health Department, many of the swine flu deaths nationwide were among people with pre-existing health conditions.
http://www.clarionledger.com/articl.../1001/news/Miss.-records-10th-swine-flu-death