Tuesday, August 4, 2009

India registers first H1N1 flu death

MUMBAI : India on Monday registered its first H1N1 flu death after a 14-year-old girl in the western city of Pune died from the disease, media reports said.

The teenager was admitted to a private hospital on July 27, six days after initially feeling unwell and consulting doctors. She was put on an intensive care ward on July 29 and confirmed to have H1N1 flu the following day.

The Press Trust of India news agency said the student had been given the anti-viral drug Oseltamivir. - AFP

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