Turkey : dead patient not flu victim

[Gert van der Hoek]

Monday May 4, 2009

Suspected swine flu victim dies in Turkey - TV

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A suspected victim of swine flu has died at a hospital in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Monday.

No further details were immediately available and the report could not be confirmed.

The patient at the Akdeniz Hospital had displayed symptoms of the illness and that quarantine had been imposed there, CNN Turk said.

There have been no confirmed cases in Turkey of the illness, which has brought much of public life to a standstill in Mexico.

But new cases of the H1N1 virus, which mixes swine, avian and human flu strains, are still appearing across the world, keeping alive fears of a possible
pandemic.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.as...01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-393929-1&sec=Worldupdates

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Turkey : a suspected swine flu victim dies

Re: Turkey : a suspected swine flu victim dies

May 4, 2009

Dead patient not flu victim

ISTANBUL - A PATIENT who died at a Turkish hospital was not a victim of swine flu, a hospital spokesman told Reuters on Monday, denying a media report.

Broadcaster

CNN Turk had earlier said a suspected victim of swine flu had died at the Akdeniz Hospital in the southern Turkish province of Antalya.

The patient at the hospital had displayed symptoms of the illness after being taken there on Sunday and had died on Monday, the broadcaster had said.

There have been no confirmed cases in Turkey of the illness, which has brought much of public life to a standstill in Mexico.

But new cases of the H1N1 virus, which mixes swine, avian and human flu strains, are still appearing across the world, keeping alive fears of a possible pandemic. -- REUTERS

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/World/Story/STIStory_372215.html

 

[Laidback Al]

Re: Turkey : dead patient not flu victim

Thanks for the follow up, Dutchy.