Northern health authority investigates possible youth death linked to H1N1
There have been 35 reported cases of H1N1 this flu season, according to the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), including six which led to hospitalizations.
From those six reported hospitalizations, two were ICU admissions. Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka confirmed for paNOW he had heard of a possible flu related death involving a child.
“We did tests related to an influenza related to a death in a child but at this point I don’t have any confirmed details to that effect unfortunately,” he said.
Overall this year the NITHA has had 45 laboratory confirmed case of influenza. When comparing the genders, females represented 55 per cent of cases. Ndubuka said the numbers are on par with previous years.