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H1N1/Swine Flu deaths confirmed in Grenada

This story was posted 2 years ago
16 June 2020
in Health
2 min. read
Centers for Disease Control Roybal Campus in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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by Linda Straker

  • Several people who died from pneumonia in last quarter of 2019 were victims of Swine Flu
  • Prior to confirmation, there were no known deaths or cases of Swine Flu in Grenada

Epidemiological samples from Grenada sent to the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) in the USA, have confirmed that several people who died from pneumonia in the last quarter of 2019 were victims of H1N1, otherwise known as Swine Flu.

“Covid-19 may have been around, I am not denying that, but the fact of the matter is, during that time because we were concerned about the deaths, we collaborated with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and took samples from these patients and sent them to the Centres for Disease Control in the United States for testing. The results came back and showed that these patients had H1N1, not Covid-19,” said Dr Francis Martin, Acting Chief Medical Officer.

Dr Martin said just over 10 samples were sent for testing, most of which were from males. “Our investigation revealed there were over 15 pneumonia-related deaths during the period.” He admitted that prior to the confirmation, there were no known deaths or cases of Swine Flu in Grenada. The disease has been circulating in the region for some time with several deaths in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago.

In 2019, a few Caribbean countries other than Trinidad and Tobago reported deaths due to H1N1. It was declared a pandemic for 19 months covering the period January 2009 to August 2010.

The symptoms of H1N1 flu are like those of other influenzas and may include fever, cough (typically a dry cough), headache, muscle or joint paint, sore throat, chills, fatigues and runny nose. Vomiting, diarrhoea along with neurological problems have also been reported in some cases.

In the last quarter of 2019 into the first quarter of 2020, many people in Grenada were affected by a common cold which resulted in several with respiratory problems admitted for care at medical facilities including the General Hospital. At the time some felt that it may have been Covid-19. However, Grenada’s first laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 patient was in mid-March 2020, a female visitor from the United Kingdom.

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Comments 5

  1. Precious7 says:
    2 years ago

    We must be thankful that we had no deaths from covid 19 and give praises to God first, then to Dr. Francis and his team.
    That mouth some of you have, using it to bad-mourh , you will surely need it one day! Trust me! God is not asleep!

    Reply
  2. Anthony Fraser says:
    2 years ago

    Its all coming out now re swine flu in Grenada during 2019 and maybe they will tell us at the end of 2020 as to the truth re Covid-19 deaths in Grenada .

    Reply
  3. Rosie says:
    2 years ago

    Although the first confirmed case of Covid 19 in Grenada was in March, no one knows if it was here prior as no testing was done.

    Reply
  4. DC says:
    2 years ago

    ‘Several people who died from pneumonia in last quarter of 2019 were victims of Swine Flu’

    How many is ‘many’, ‘several’? Are numbers available?

    Reply
  5. DA says:
    2 years ago

    ‘Several people who died from pneumonia in last quarter of 2019 were victims of Swine Flu’

    How many is ‘many’, ‘severa’l? Are numbers available?

    Reply

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