Houston Swine Flu Mexican Infant Died: 2009 First US Swine Flu Death in Houston, Texas
Posted Apr 29, 2009 by Lindsay Britney
Swine Flu Death In Texas! A Mexican 23-month-old infant died of swine flu on Monday (April 27) night in Houston, officials confirmed. The case is the first swine flue death in the United States since it broke out on April 13, in Mexico where dozens of people were killed by the H1N1 virus. The toddler first traveled with his family to Brownsville in south Texas, but was transferred to a Houston hospital after he became ill.
A Mexican toddler who came to the United States with his family on a visit has died in Texas of the swine flu, Texas officials said.
Dr. David Persse, Houston’s director of Emergency Medical Services, said the 23-month-old child had traveled with his family from Mexico to Brownsville in south Texas. He was brought to Houston after becoming ill and died on April 27. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the child was “in fact infected with the swine virus,” on Wednesday, Dr. Persse said.
Source: NYT
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