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concerning reports that a number of people had been sent to Sweden for treatment for a serious lung disease which could not be dealt with in this country.
The HSE spokesman said that he could only confirm that a female patient from Clare had been sent
abroad for treatment for a serious lung disease.
The spokesman said he could con- firm that one case had been referred abroad. He was not aware of any other cases and could not confirm reports that up to 13 people from the Clare area had been sent to the Swedish hospital or that one of these patients had subsequently died.
The HSE would not release any further information about the nature of the lung disease, nor could they say which part of the county the ill woman was from because of of pa- tient confidentiality.