Another Wis. swine flu death
MARSHFIELD — A sixth Wisconsin resident has died of the swine flu. Portage County Health Officer Faye Tetzloff says a county resident with an underlying condition has died at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.
The department is releasing few details, including gender, age or exact place of residence in accordance with state guidelines.
Two adults and two adolescents in Milwaukee had already died from the virus as well as a 12-year-old Wausau girl.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show Wisconsin has had more than 6,000 cases — the most in the nation. State officials have attributed the high number to an early aggressive testing policy and the state having four laboratories to do the work.
Jul 20, 2009 at 9:58 p.m.
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I thought the article also reported that it was a state guideline to not be able to report certain identifying information like, oh, a "12-year-old Wausau girl."
Jul 20, 2009 at 9:28 p.m.
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Why would they ever tell us the underlying condition? It's a secret shhhhhh... I would throw a few ideas on the table...but I'm sure I would be labeled an extremist.
Jul 20, 2009 at 5:44 p.m.
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One underlying condition might be obesity, though that may not necessarily be the issue in these cases.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_o...
Jul 20, 2009 at 5:21 p.m.
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Will we ever be told what these underlying conditions are? I'd say that were pretty important information for public health.
Jul 20, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.
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From what I have read, the Mexican connection has not been an issue for some time, because swine flu has spread around the globe.
Jul 20, 2009 at 3:17 p.m.
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Or, could the high numbers be a result of so many 'Sconnies going to Mexico and other southern warm locales for Spring Break? I know of at least a couple dozen Spring Breakers who came home sick from Mexico, and that's just a small sample from a small community. Obviously, the more people tested, the more people test positive. But, I would imagine folks from the upper-Midwest are more likely to travel during the winter than in other regions.
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