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Flu kills otherwise healthy Iowa child, underscoring need for vaccinations ... DesMoinesRegister.com (blog) Iowa occasionally sees children die from influenza, but they usually have some other chronic health condition, such as asthma or diabetes, Quinlisk said. “Pediatric death in a healthy child is very, very rare,” she said. The predominant strain of flu ... Young and healthy dying in latest US influenza epidemic