Posted on 19th May 2009 by Gordon Johnson in Uncategorized
swine flu cases, swine flu epidemic, swine flu outbreak, Texas swine flu death
Date: 5/19/2009 7:10 AM
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The husband of the first American with swine flu to die is denying media reports that she had a pre-existing medical condition.
Steven Trunnell told CNN’s “Larry King Live” Monday night that his late wife was “a healthy pregnant woman” who had never been diagnosed with “major medical complications of any kind.”
Judy Trunnell went into the hospital April 19 and remained until her death May 5. While in the hospital she slipped into a coma and gave birth to a healthy baby girl, delivered by Cesarean section.
A state health department spokeswoman said after her death that the South Texas schoolteacher had “chronic underlying health conditions” but wouldn’t give details. Steven Trunnell calls that “absolutely false.”
A state health department spokesman didn’t immediately return a phone call early Tuesday.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
Posted on 19th May 2009 by Gordon Johnson in Uncategorized
Swine flu, swine flu cases, swine flu epidemic, swine flu outbreak, swine flu pandemic
Date: 5/19/2009 4:52 PM
The Associated Press
Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials:
—Deaths: Global total of 80 — 72 in Mexico, six in U.S., one in Canada and one in Costa Rica. Officials said victims from Canada, U.S. and Costa Rica also had other medical conditions.
—Confirmed cases: WHO says 40 countries have reported more than 9,830 cases, mostly in U.S. and Mexico.
—CDC says 47 U.S. states and District of Columbia have combined 5,469 confirmed and probable cases. Most probable cases are eventually confirmed.
—Health officials say Missouri man with swine flu has died, and testing is under way to determine if the disease caused his death.
—WHO says drug manufacturers won’t be able to start making a vaccine until mid-July at the earliest. The virus isn’t growing very fast in laboratories, making it difficult for scientists to get a key vaccine ingredient.
—New York City health department says it’s investigating death of a 16-month-old boy as possible case of swine flu.
—Japanese government says it will phase out airport quarantine checks after 41 more swine cases were confirmed in the port city of Kobe and nearby Osaka. A total of 176 cases have been confirmed in Japan, making it the world’s fourth-most infected country.
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On the Net:
CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu
WHO: http://sn.im/who-flu
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
