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A woman from Texas has become the first US resident to die from swine flu, health officials there say. A woman from Texas has become apparently the first US resident to die from swine flu.
In a statement, the Texas Department of State Health services said it was "reporting the first death of a Texas resident with H1N1 [swine] flu.In a statement, the Texas Department of State Health services said it was "reporting the first death of a Texas resident with H1N1 [swine] flu.
"A woman from Cameron County who had chronic underlying health conditions died earlier this week," it said."A woman from Cameron County who had chronic underlying health conditions died earlier this week," it said.
The woman is the second person to die outside Mexico, after a Mexican toddler died in Texas at the end of last month. It is the second swine flu fatality outside Mexico, after a Mexican toddler died of the virus in the US in April.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said earlier that 1,490 swine flu cases had been verified in 20 countries.
After Mexico, the US has seen the greatest number of laboratory-confirmed infections, at 403.
The WHO urged nations to remain vigilant, saying a global pandemic remained a threat.