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A woman from Texas has become the first US resident believed to have died from swine flu.A woman from Texas has become the first US resident believed to have died from swine flu.
The woman - from Cameron County, close to the US border with Mexico - died earlier this week, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.The woman - from Cameron County, close to the US border with Mexico - died earlier this week, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
But in a statement it added that she had been suffering "chronic underlying health conditions".But in a statement it added that she had been suffering "chronic underlying health conditions".
It is the second confirmed swine flu death outside Mexico. A Mexican toddler died of the virus in the US in April.It is the second confirmed swine flu death outside Mexico. A Mexican toddler died of the virus in the US in April.
The unnamed woman who died was in her 30s, reported Associated Press news agency.The unnamed woman who died was in her 30s, reported Associated Press news agency.
There are 61 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu reported in Texas, said the DSHS.There are 61 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu reported in Texas, said the DSHS.
CONFIRMED CASES Mexico: 101 suspected deaths - 29 confirmed; 840 confirmed casesUS: Two deaths, 403 confirmed casesCanada: 140 confirmed casesSpain: 57 confirmed casesUK: 27 confirmed cases Quarantined hotel guests frustrated In pictures: Weathering swine flu
The World Health Organization (WHO) said earlier that 1,490 swine flu cases had been verified in 21 countries.The World Health Organization (WHO) said earlier that 1,490 swine flu cases had been verified in 21 countries.
After Mexico, the US has seen the greatest number of laboratory-confirmed infections, at 403.After Mexico, the US has seen the greatest number of laboratory-confirmed infections, at 403.
The WHO has urged nations to remain vigilant, saying a global pandemic remained a threat. That was a jump of more than 100 cases in one day, but Richard Besser, acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), played down the development saying it did not "reflect transmission as much as that we're catching up with the testing".
It points out that the number of infections has continued to grow. But he and US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged that the virus would continue to spread in the United States and elsewhere in the world, and more deaths would follow.
The WHO has urged nations to remain vigilant in spite of the apparently relatively mild nature of swine flu, saying a global pandemic remains a threat.
It points out that the number of infections has continued to grow worldwide.