10 February 2012, 13:57 (GMT+04:00)

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Thai pregnant woman dies of A/H1N1: doctor

A Thai pregnant woman died on early Thursday morning due to the A/H1N1 influenza, while her fetus is safe, a senior doctor said, Xinhua reported.
  
The woman, 26, had been admitted at Maharaj Hospital in the city of a northeastern province of Na-korn-raj-sri-ma for about three weeks, Doctor Weerasak Kiat-pa-doong-gul, deputy director of the hospital said, Thai language news agency Thai Rath Online reported.
  
She died of lung infection, respiratory system's failure and renal failure as she is confirmed of having been infected with the new virus, the doctor said.
  
However, a medical team successfully rescued her fetus through a caesarean section, doctor Weerasak said.
  
It is a baby girl, with a 1,400-gram weight, as now she is in an incubator and she is free from the A/H1N1 influenza disease, the doctor said.
  
On Wednesday, Thailand's Public Health Ministry on announced 14 more deaths due to the A/H1N1 influenza infection, bringing the country's death toll to 111.
  
Thailand had its first two confirmed patients on May 12.

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