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Swine flu death confirmed in Wood County
Woman is state's fifth, first away from Huntington
Staff Reports
POSTED: October 16, 2009
PARKERBURG A pregnant woman from Wood County is the latest fatality attributed to the swine flu, health officials announced on Friday.
Dr. Sherif Ibrahim, regional epidemiologist for the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, issued a three-paragraph statement late Friday afternoon, saying the woman was pregnant "and the cause of death is attributed to complications associated with H1N1 virus."
The woman is the first confirmed death from the virus and is at least the fifth person in West Virginia to have died. She is also the first death reported that was not in Cabell County.
The release from the health department doesn't disclose the woman's name, age or where she died.
Pregnant woman are among the most vulnerable to the swine flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
"Health officials wish to convey their deep condolences to the patient's family," the health department said.
Others who have died in West Virginia were:
- Michael Bloomfield, 51, of Kanawha County, an emergency room nurse at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, died Sept. 3 at St. Mary's.
- Amy M. Scott, 37, of Chesapeake, Ohio, who worked for a health care service in Huntington, Pro Nursing, died Oct. 1. The Cabell-Huntington Health Department and says the woman had an underlying medical condition.
- Patrick Wheeler, 14, a student at Cabell Midland High School, died on Oct. 3 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Youth are also among the high-risk groups.
- Deanna McNeely, 39, Milton, died Oct. 8 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. She also had an underlying health condition.
Swine flu death confirmed in Wood County
Woman is state's fifth, first away from Huntington
Staff Reports
POSTED: October 16, 2009
PARKERBURG A pregnant woman from Wood County is the latest fatality attributed to the swine flu, health officials announced on Friday.
Dr. Sherif Ibrahim, regional epidemiologist for the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, issued a three-paragraph statement late Friday afternoon, saying the woman was pregnant "and the cause of death is attributed to complications associated with H1N1 virus."
The woman is the first confirmed death from the virus and is at least the fifth person in West Virginia to have died. She is also the first death reported that was not in Cabell County.
The release from the health department doesn't disclose the woman's name, age or where she died.
Pregnant woman are among the most vulnerable to the swine flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
"Health officials wish to convey their deep condolences to the patient's family," the health department said.
Others who have died in West Virginia were:
- Michael Bloomfield, 51, of Kanawha County, an emergency room nurse at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, died Sept. 3 at St. Mary's.
- Amy M. Scott, 37, of Chesapeake, Ohio, who worked for a health care service in Huntington, Pro Nursing, died Oct. 1. The Cabell-Huntington Health Department and says the woman had an underlying medical condition.
- Patrick Wheeler, 14, a student at Cabell Midland High School, died on Oct. 3 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Youth are also among the high-risk groups.
- Deanna McNeely, 39, Milton, died Oct. 8 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. She also had an underlying health condition.