First swine flu child fatality in Shanghai

Oof, just a day after the third H1N1 death in Shanghai comes the first child swine flu fatality. A five-year-old girl died of complications, including severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure at the Shanghai Children's Hospital yesterday afternoon. Despite the sudden rise in swine flu deaths, health officials say there is no epidemic outbreak in Shanghai communities or schools, and the general incidence of swine flu is stable.

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