Saturday, October 24, 2009

Turkey reports first death from swine flu

"Turkey reports first death from swine flu

Saturday, October 24, 2009
Istanbul- Daily News with wires

Turkey reported its first death from a case of the swine flu on Saturday. The H1N1 virus claimed the life of a 29-year-old male, according to the health ministry.

The patient was first diagnosed with pneumonia when he went to a hospital in Ankara three days ago and was under treatment when he developed respiratory failure, a ministry statement said."

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