HOUSTON (AP) - Texas' health officials say a Mexican toddler who is the first confirmed U.S. death from swine flu arrived in Texas from Mexico on April 4 and developed flu symptoms four days later.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday the Mexico City boy had underlying health problems when he traveled to Brownsville Texas to visit relatives.
He was admitted to a Houston hospital a few days after developing a fever and other flu symptoms and died on Monday night.
The boy was about 2 years old. Houston officials said he was 23 months old, but state officials said he was 22 months old and could not immediately explain the discrepancy.
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the death earlier Wednesday.
The Ector County Sheriff's Office is investigating a man's body found in an RV south of Odessa.
The Ector County Sheriff's Office is investigating a man's body found in an RV south of Odessa.
The high school Regional Golf Tournament began this week in Arlington.
The high school Regional Golf Tournament began this week in Arlington.
Big Spring ISD officially has their new superintendent.
Big Spring ISD officially has their new superintendent.
Whenever there are two opposite sides on an issue, it’s always good to get someone from the outside to offer their opinion. In this case, Mel Brown and Associates, a third-party firm, almost an hour from Houston gave their recommendation about the ongoing discussion involving the Barbara Culver Youth Center.
Whenever there are two opposite sides on an issue, it’s always good to get someone from the outside to offer their opinion. In this case, Mel Brown and Associates, a third-party firm, almost an hour from Houston gave their recommendation about the ongoing discussion involving the Barbara Culver Youth Center.
For 12 years in the '70s and '80s, children learned grammar, math and civics thanks to Schoolhouse Rock.
For 12 years in the '70s and '80s, children learned grammar, math and civics thanks to Schoolhouse Rock.