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Coroner Believes H1N1 Death Toll Much Higher

By Daren Sukhram

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 4:55 PM CST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 5:15 PM CST

DES MOINES - The Polk County medical examiner claims the H1N1 death toll in Iowa is really much higher.

Doctor Gregory Schmunk says he believes he's found H1N1 in a number of autopsies on people who were never diagnosed with the flu.

Schmunk says accurate tests for H1N1 are sometimes too invasive for sick patients.

"Because of our limitations on testing, sometimes the tests aren't positive. But they do appear to fit clinically the course of an H1N1 viral type pneumonia."

Schmunck says the best advice for Iowans is to get the H1N1 vaccine as soon as it's available.

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