Taiwan: CDC reports 8th swineflu death

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Taiwan by an H1N1 death

2009-09-07 (18:04)

Taiwan's Department of Health, the CDC announced today, adding an H1N1 influenza A (human swine flu) deaths. The case of deaths has risen to eight, the second fatal case of Taipei City.

Allen W. Chiu, Taipei City Director of Health said that the case was 77-year-old male with a history of pulmonary fibrosis, was found after the death of H1N1 positive.

And patients have family members living with three people, currently there are no symptoms.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Taiwan: CDC reports 8th swineflu death

77-year-old man is Taiwan?s 8th swine flu death

Taiwan News, Staff Writer

2009-09-07 07:12 PM


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) ? Taiwan?s oldest hospitalized A (H1N1) case became its eighth fatality of the virus, the health authorities announced Monday.
The man was also the second Taipei resident to die of the swine flu, but he only tested positive after his death, said the Taipei City health department chief, Chiu Wen-hsiang.

The fatality had a history of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and lung problems, according to Chiu. He visited a clinic with a fever on August 28 and was diagnosed with pneumonia on August 31 after he suffered from breathing difficulties and throat pain. A first test for the swine flu virus turned out negative, Chiu said.

Three people living in close proximity to the man were not showing any A (H1N1) symptoms, according to Chiu.

Earlier Monday, the Central Epidemics Command Center announced that the number of hospitalized A (H1N1) swine flu patients climbed to 145 Monday, while major hospitals opened separate departments to welcome suspected cases.

Concern had been growing over the past week as the flu virus infected younger and younger children, with a six-month-old girl being hospitalized and a two-week-old infant being infected but not hospitalized.

A total of 48 people were still receiving treatment in hospital Monday, the center said.

As fears of a more rapid spread increased after the opening of the new school year on August 31, major hospitals on Monday guided visitors suspecting they were infected to new separate departments. The move could prevent cluster infections from breaking out at hospitals, with swine flu sufferers infecting other patients, reports said.

The top hospitals in Taipei, including National Taiwan University Hospital and Veterans? General Hospital were the first to launch the separate services, but city and Department of Health-run hospitals were expected to follow suit.

Some of Taiwan?s top health experts have predicted the country could see up to 10,000 people die of the swine flu virus, with almost a third of the population, or 7 million people, becoming infected. Present and former government health officials have criticized the reports for being too alarmist.

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