Swine flu claims 8th B.C. victim

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has confirmed that a woman from the city of Mission is the province's latestswine flu fatality.

The centre has declined to identify the victim of the H1N1 virus, but CBC News has learned she was Ashley Miller, 26, who died Sunday, two days after she was admitted to Abbotsford Regional Hospital.

Miller is the eighth B.C. resident to die from swine flu.

Authorities from the centre and the Fraser Health Authority are investigating Miller's medical history to determine if she had any underlying conditions that could have contributed to her death, according the centre spokesman Roy Wadia.

The previous seven swine flu victims in B.C.all had underlying medical conditions, according to the centre.