First Confirmed Swine Flu Death in U.S.!

Death Visits Via Swine Flu

TextHOUSTON – A 23-month-old toddler in Texas became the first confirmed swine flu death outside of Mexico as authorities around the world struggled to contain a growing global health menace that has also swept Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations. Officials say the death was in Houston. Kathy Barton, a spokeswoman for the Houston Health and Human Services Department, said Wednesday that the child had traveled with family from Mexico to Brownsville in South Texas. The child became ill in Brownsville and was taken to a Houston hospital and died Monday night, she said. "Even though we've been expecting this, it is very, very sad," Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday of the infant's death. "As a pediatrician and a parent, my heart goes out to the family."

Source: Toddler in Texas is 1st U.S. Swing Flu Victim

This could be just the beginning especially for the young and elderly.

[edit on 29-4-2009 by Swing Dangler]

[edit on 29-4-2009 by Swing Dangler]

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