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      First death from Mexican flu in Czech Republic

      Published on 22 October 2009 - 2:03pm
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      A woman with health problems has become the first fatality from A(H1N1) in the Czech Republic. She died in hospital in the spa resort Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) in western Bohemia.

       

      The first case of Mexican flu was recorded in the Czech Republic in May. So far more than 300 people have contracted the virus.
       

       

       

      Czech spa resort of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) in western Bohemia
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