2 Calif. deaths investigated for swine flu links

[FourScore]

Source: AP

The Los Angeles County coroner's office on Tuesday was investigating the recent deaths of two men for links to swine flu. If confirmed, the cases would be the first swine flu deaths in the United States.

"What we have right now is there are a couple cases that are going to be brought in for examination for swine flu, but we have no confirmation that's what it is at this stage," coroner's Capt. John Kades told The Associated Press.

Kades released no details on the cases.

The Los Angeles Times said both deaths were reported to the coroner's office on Monday...



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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. As I said earlier today... here we go!!!!!!!!!

[aquart]

2. I really was hoping...

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I expected this... nature of evolution and how these things move

What scares me is the AGE of the two presumptive patients who presumptively had it

Hey once it is confirmed expect sirens, lights and noise and BREAKING NEWS

[mucifer]

4. question is were they immuno-coompromised or elderly?

Thousands die each year of the flu and it's irresponsible to promote this story the way the media has been if people dying of the flu were immuno-compromised

[tekisui]

6. If it follows the trend form Mexico, I expect them to be healthy 25-45 years

old.

[msanthrope]

8. The men were 33 and 45. If this is swine flu, then it's scary.

[tekisui]

9. Sounds like the swine flu. Damn.

I'm the wrong age for this one. And, there are two suspected cases in my county.

[Abacus]

7. Not elderly: 33 & 45

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g6xqdZJFprzVSLufpFk3KqTWvi-QD97RM0703

[xchrom]

5. well officials have said it's going to happen --

so if these are the first cases --

[crazylikafox]

10. One had lymphoma in addition to the flu, the other's status is not mentioned in the article.

[mucifer]

11. any flu can be deadly with cancer and chemotherapy.

[Purveyor]

12. Coroner: Swine Flu Ruled Out In 1 SoCal Death

(04-28) 14:08 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) --

Swine flu has been ruled out as the cause of one of two recent deaths being investigated by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter said Tuesday that swine flu was not found in a La Mirada man.

Winter says lab testing is pending in the case of a Long Beach man but swine flu is now not suspected.

Both deaths were reported to the coroner's office on Monday.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/28/national/a110743D00.DTL

[Abacus]

13. And now not suspected in the other.

(Was just coming to post that story.)

[aquart]

14. The lucky streak holds.