Yukon confirms 2nd swine flu death

A middle-aged woman in the Yukon has died of swine flu, the territory's top health official confirmed to CBC News.

Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon's medical officer of health,released little information about the woman, who died Thursday afternoon at Whitehorse General Hospital.

Hanley said she was under the age of 50 and was otherwise in good health. She had not been vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus, he added.

Hanley said it isimportant to note that even healthy adults can be vulnerable to serious effects from the flu.

The woman's name was not released. Hanley said he will provide more information about her death early next week.

The Yukon recorded its first H1N1-related death earlier this month, when a school-age girl died of complications related to the virus. Hanley has said the girl had underlying medical conditions.

More than 17,000 Yukoners, or about half of the population, had received the flu vaccineas ofthe end of last week.