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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 5836619" data-attributes="member: 92282">Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry today confirmed that the death of 16-year old boy in Kandy was due to the complications from the Influenza A-H1N1 commonly known as Swine Flu. This is the first death reported in Sri Lanka due to the H1N1 since the first H1N1 flu case was reported on June 16. Over 100 patients have been detected with the flu since then. According to the Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Paba Palihawadana, the child, whose both parents were doctors had an underlying chronic chest problem when he contracted the H1N1flu virus.  Education authorities closed 14 schools in the Kurunegala town indefinitely from Friday (06) after three children were found to be carrying the AH1N1 virus.  The Epidemiology Unit has set up sentinel units in twenty hospitals around the country with specially trained personnel to treat persons found to be positive with H1N1. The anti viral agent oseltamivir to treat the severe H1N1 cases is available only in sentinel hospitals. <a href="http://www.colombopage.com/archive_091/Nov1257698860CH.html" target="_blank">colombopage</a></blockquote>

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