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Officials said the resident had an underlying medical condition.
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WELLSBURG -- Brooke County Health Department Director Karen McClain confirmed Wednesday that a resident died from complications to influenza.
She said it doesn't appear that there will be any testing to determine if it was season flu or swine flu, also referred to as H1N1.
Officials have not reported the gender of the victim. They did note that the victim had an underlying medical condition.
They would not say at what hospital the victim died.
The Centers for Disease Control say almost all of the influenza viruses right now have been H1N1.
The Brooke County Health Department Director Karen McClain says its important for people to know right now that each year deaths occur from the flu.
In fact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that every year, about 36,000 people die from seasonal flu. |
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