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First serious H1N1 patient still in coma

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-08-14 14:03

Special coverage: Flu Pandemic Outbreak Related readings:  Student with flu 'critical'  China's flu vaccines safe: Health Ministry  First serious H1N1 case reported in Guangzhou

 A 17-year-old student in Guangzhou who has what Chinese authorities are calling the first serious case of the H1N1 flu has not yet regained consciousness, the China National Radio reported Friday.

The student, surnamed Qiu, has also developed pneumonia and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, which is a condition in which the brain fails to receive enough oxygen..

He is being closely monitored at the intensive care unit of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease.