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Friday, January 7, 2011

Austria : Swine flu claims first victim this winter

Via Austrian Times :

" Austria has its first swine flu fatality of this year.A 24-year-old German holidaymaker who passed away from the H1N1 virus in Saalbach Hinterglemm, Salzburg, on New Year’s Day is the first person to perish from the disease on Austrian soil this winter.

A spokesman for medical authorities in the province announced yesterday evening (Weds) an autopsy confirmed that the man died after having contracted the virus. The official said the tourist was already sick when he arrived at the skiing resort.

He added three relatives who accompanied the man on the skiing trip, staff and other guests at the hotel he stayed at have been warned they may have caught the disease too."

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