Fears after 30 cystic fibrosis deaths

THIRTY people with cystic fibrosis (CF) died last year, the highest death toll from the disease in 14 years.

Chief executive of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland (CFAI), Godfrey Fletcher, said they were hugely concerned by the record number of deaths.

There were 16 CF-related deaths in 1994 while in 1999, the second highest year over the period, 26 people died. He wondered if last year’s escalation in deaths was just a hiccup or a sign of things to come.