Thailand's northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday announced its first fatality from typeA (H1N1) flu in a pregnant woman, while six other patients in the province remain under close medical surveillance in critical condition.
The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed 14 new (H1N1) fatalities from August 915, raising the country's official total death toll to 111.
Dr Kawee Chaisiri, director of Maharaj Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, said the 37year old pregnant woman had contracted the new flu virus and been under treatment at the hospital for about two weeks.
She died Wednesday afternoon, Dr Kawee said, adding that she was the first pregnant woman in the province who died of the new virus.
The hospital director said the medical team was able to save the woman's premature infant by Caesarean section delivery, but that the 28week baby weighs only 1,300 grammes and must remain in an incubator under close medical surveillance.
Dr Kawee said that laboratory test result confirmed the baby had not contracted the flu from the mother.
The doctor added that six A (H1N1) patients remain in care in the hospital in critical condition, among them a 23yearold woman who is 24weeks pregnant.
Meanwhile, Dr Vichai Chokewiwat, chairman of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), said yesterday that healthrelated Thai agencies were set to meet via teleconference with World Health Organisation (WHO) specialists about flu vaccine production in the Kingdom last night.
Dr Vichai said that Thai officials earlier reported to the WHO regarding technical problems and other obstacles to vaccine production here and will follow recommendations of the WHO for the next process of vaccine production.
The GPO is worried that the amount of virus cultured and grown in hen eggs imported from Germany provided lower yields than earlier targeted, and that may delay the clinical triฌals scheduled for September 4.
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