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Broward County Department of Health officials confirmed that a 58 year old Davie man with chronic heart disease has become the third swine flu death in the state.
Michael Waldfogel had been to his doctor in mid-June with complaints of flu-like symptoms and was sent home with medication. Last seen on June 20, Waldfogel was discovered dead in his home four days later.
Because of the possibility of swine flu related to his death, a state lab was sent specimens for testing. Yesterday, the Jacksonville lab confirmed the novel A/H1N1 strain.
The other two deaths involved a 30 year old Orlando area woman with a respiratory condition and a 9 year old Miami boy with asthma. All three follow the pattern seen across the country in swine flu cases in which individuals with chronic conditions that weaken their immunity are more susceptible to the disease and at greater risk for serious complications. Pregnant woman, especially in their third trimester, are also in this high-risk group.
Broward county has had 129 cases of swine flu since the virus first appeared in the US in April. Florida now has at least 942 cases including this new death, but the outbreak in the state is still considered mild and localized, compared to other states with thousands of infections and more widespread illness, according to the CDC.
Nationwide, there have been over 28,000 cases and 127 deaths as of last week’s count..
For further information: CDC updates
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