Roswell teen dies of H1N1

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504

Friday, October 02, 2009

Roswell teen dies of H1N1

Posted at: 10/02/2009 5:32 PM
By: Joe Bartels, Eyewitness News 4; Charlie Pabst, KOB.com
Another New Mexican student has died from the H1N1 virus. Tests confirmed Friday evening that a 17-year-old girl from Roswell died from the virus.

Roswell's school superintendent is sending a release to parents, informing them about the Goddard High School student's death.

The district said earlier in the day that it has confirmed H1N1 cases throughout the district, but right now it's too early to know if the 17-year-old girl died of the virus.

Parents wish they had been told earlier.

Parent Rita Vargas said, "It's alarming. I mean, normally you hear about this somewhere else, but here? a student at Goddard. We should be notified? we should've been notified."

The district does not plan to shut down the school. They want students to get vaccinated once the H1N1 vaccine is available.

In the mean time, they ask that any student who feels sick stay home from school.

[Shiloh]

Re: Roswell teen dies of H1N1

Source: http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=11250156

Chaves County girl dies from swine flu

Associated Press - October 2, 2009 7:45 PM ET

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The state Health Department says a 17-year-old girl from Chaves County has died from swine flu.

Her death Thursday marks the third death from the illness announced this week and the eighth death in New Mexico from the disease.

The Health Department said Friday that the girl did not have any known chronic health conditions and died at an Albuquerque hospital.

State Health Department spokesman Chris Minnick says the department cannot release which school the girl attended.

The other seven people who died of swine flu lived in Sierra, Bernalillo, McKinley, Los Alamos, Sandoval and Roosevelt counties. 4 of them had chronic medical conditions.

Anyone who experiences shortness of breath, dehydration or decreased responsiveness should seek medical attention.