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Swine flu victim airlifted abroad as toll rises to 18
By Geraldine Gittens
Friday February 11 2011
A swine flu victim has been airlifted to Sweden for specialist treatment as it emerged that three more people have died from the flu.
Padraig Gregan (32) from Coolboy, Co Wicklow was transferred to Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm after suffering major deterioration to his lungs because of the virus.
He was flown out by private plane, to begin a highly specialised procedure known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Ecmo)...
Swine flu victim airlifted abroad as toll rises to 18
By Geraldine Gittens
Friday February 11 2011
A swine flu victim has been airlifted to Sweden for specialist treatment as it emerged that three more people have died from the flu.
Padraig Gregan (32) from Coolboy, Co Wicklow was transferred to Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm after suffering major deterioration to his lungs because of the virus.
He was flown out by private plane, to begin a highly specialised procedure known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Ecmo)...