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Wichita Woman Dies After Battle with H1N1

Wesley Hospital confirms that 31-year-old Carolina Enegren has died from complications of H1N1. Enegren, a mother of two young children, contracted H1N1 last October. She died Wednesday evening around 5:30 according to hospital officials.
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KDHE says Topeka-area man died of H1N1

A 60-year-old man from the Topeka metropolitan area has died from infection with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced today. His was the 28th confirmed death in the state linked to the virus this season.

The man's death was reported to KDHE on Feb. 22; his infection was confirmed Feb. 4. The man had underlying health conditions that placed him at greater risk for complications of influenza, KDHE said.

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BY KAREN SHIDELER
The Wichita Eagle

Mike Hutmacher/The Wichita Eagle

Paul Engren talks Monday, Feb.1, 2010, about his wife Carolina, who has been in intensive care since October, 2009, from complications of an H1N1 infection.

Carolina Enegren and her son Phillip-Antonio Enegren, 4, in a family portrait. Carolina has been in intensive care since October, 2009, from complications of an H1N1 infection. Photo copied Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.
H1N1 flu keeps Wichita woman in ICU CDC Web site on H1N1
Carolina Enegren, 31, hospitalized for more than three months because of complications from H1N1, has died.

Mrs. Enegren, whose illness was the focus of an Eagle story earlier this month, died Wednesday.

She became ill from the H1N1 virus in mid-October. Her husband, Paul, 33, and their two sons, Phillip-Antonio, 4, and Nicholas-Emilio, 3, also got sick. They all got better within a few days.

But Mrs. Enegren was left with a cough that worsened and progressed into acute respiratory distress syndrome, a lung condition that prevents enough oxygen from getting to the blood. She had been hospitalized since Oct. 24 and in the intensive care unit since Oct. 27.

Her husband said he and their sons were able to spend time with Mrs. Enegren in the days before her death.

"We definitely got some good time with her,'' he said.

But the damage to her lungs and other complications were more than she was able to overcome, he said.

"Just let people know that they need to take the vaccine seriously," he said, noting that he and his family had received their seasonal flu shots and intended to get the H1N1 vaccine before they became ill.

Mrs. Enegren's service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Sedgwick County has confirmed six additional cases of H1N1 flu over the past two weeks.

The additional cases come as the county's H1N1 clinic at the Wichita Mall is closing its doors. Although the vaccine is still available, the demand is too low to keep the clinic open.

The Sedgwick County Health Director, Claudia Blackburn, estimates about 40% of the population is normally vaccinated for the seasonal flu and that about 25% were vaccinated for H1N1.

Blackburn says there may still be a third wave of the virus and encourages everyone to get vaccinated.

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A 71-year-old woman from northeast Kansas* has died from infection with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced today. This death brings the total number of confirmed deaths from the pandemic strain statewide to 29.

The woman’s infection was confirmed in the KDHE laboratory on March 19, and her death reported to KDHE on March 30. The woman had underlying health conditions that placed her at greater risk for severe complications of influenza.[...]

Topeka — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed Monday that case of H1N1 was diagnosed in northeast Kansas. Officials also say a second strain of the flu has surfaced in south central Kansas.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed Monday that a case of H1N1 was diagnosed in northeast Kansas. Officials also say a second strain of the flu has surfaced in south central Kansas.

Dr. Jason Eberhardt-Phillips of KDHE says both strains are very dangerous.

"[The flu is] going to continue to cause illness," Eberhardt-Phillips said. "Some people will have to be hospitalized. Some people will die."

Eberhardt-Phillips says the second virus, H3N2, may impact more adults while H1N1 is more apparent in young children.

"[H3N2 has] been floating around in other countries around the world and other states," Eberhardt-Phillips said. "We're going to see both strains and also additional strains."