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World Jewish News
Israeli woman dies of swine flu, bringing toll to 10
18.08.2009
A 62-year-old woman died on Tuesday at the Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital from complications of the swine flu, becoming the 10th person in Israel to succumb to the pandemic.
The woman had been in intensive care for 10 days after suffering from pneumonia.
The Health Ministry said that although it was not certain that the woman died specifically because of swine flu, the connection could not be ruled out and she would be recorded as the 10th victim of the pandemic in Israel.
Two elderly Israelis, aged 76 and 67, died of the disease on Monday at Petah Tikva's Rabin Medical Center. Twelve other flu patients are in intensive care units around the country.
The two were not given autopsies, as per their families' requests. One was diagnosed prior to his death as a definite case, but the other victim remains as only a possible case without an autopsy to confirm whether swine flu was a factor in the death.
The deaths on Monday came just before the publication of a Health Ministry survey reporting that 25 percent of Israelis would not get inoculated for the virus even if doctors develop a vaccine.
Only 25 percent would go to hospital upon displaying symptoms, according to the survey.
The Health Ministry stated that although swine flu cannot be directly blamed for the two deaths, they will be considered victims of the pandemic.
By Dan Even, Haaretz Correspondent
Источник: Haaretz
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