(pregnant) Woman becomes first swine flu victim in Spain

[AlaskaDenise]

30/06/2009 - 08:54:59

Spain?s Health Ministry reported the country?s first death from swine flu today.

Officials said the victim was a 20-year-old Moroccan woman who had a history of asthma.

A statement said she died of a respiratory disease caused by swine flu.

She was 28 weeks pregnant and doctors performed a Caesarean section on Monday.

The ministry said the baby is healthy.

The woman was admitted to hospital in Madrid on June 15.

The ministry said Spain has 717 confirmed cases of swine flu, a big jump from the 541 reported on Friday.

Spain usually updates its figure once a week.

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/world/woman-becomes-first-swine-flu-victim-in-spain-416833.html

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: (pregnant) Woman becomes first swine flu victim in Spain

First swine flu fatality in Spain

2009-06-30 09:51:03 -


MADRID (AP) - A 20-year-old woman in Madrid became Spain's first swine flu fatality on Tuesday, dying a day after giving birth to a healthy child via Cesarean section, the Health Ministry said.

The Moroccan woman had a history of asthma and died of a respiratory disease caused by swine flu, the ministry said.

She was 28 weeks pregnant and doctors performed a C-section on Monday. The ministry says the baby is healthy.

The woman was hospitalized in Madrid on June 15.

The ministry says Spain now has 717 confirmed cases of swine flu, a big jump from the 541 reported on Friday. Spain usually updates its figure once a week.

A 32-year-old man in Tarragona in the northeast Catalonia region is in serious condition with swine flu, the ministry says. Most cases in Spain have been mild.

http://www.pr-inside.com/first-swine-flu-fatality-in-spain-r1353667.htm