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Sri Lanka confirms first H1N1 flu death

Source: Chicago Tribune
Colombo : Sri Lanka | 17 days ago  
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Sri Lankan health authorities on Sunday confirmed the island nation's first death from the H1N1 flu virus. "A 16-year old boy died of H1N1 on Thursday," Paba Palihawadana, head of epidemiological unit at the health ministry, told Reuters. "He had a chronic chest problem and then got infected by H1N1."...
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