First non-Mexico death from H1N1 virus

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The US Center for Disease Control has confirmed a 23-month old child has died from the H1N1 influenza virus.

There is another suspected death from the virus in California.

First U.S. Death From Swine Flu in Texas the CDC Confirms - ABC News

A 23-month-old child from Texas has become the first American to die from the swine flu outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed today. The CDC released no other information about how -- or where -- the child may have contracted the disease.

There are now 71 confirmed cases in the U.S., the CDC reports.

In Chicago, officials closed a school on the city's North Side after a "probable" swine flu infection was reported Tuesday. Blood samples are being sent to the CDC for analysis. If confirmed, Illinois would become the sixth state to report an outbreak.

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The US Center for Disease Control has confirmed a 23-month old child has died from the H1N1 influenza virus.

There is another suspected death from the virus in California.

First U.S. Death From Swine Flu in Texas the CDC Confirms - ABC News

Just wondering why they sent blood samples for analysis?
Not much good for detecting recent infection.
Antibodies to Flu can be detected after recovery though