Baby May Be
Latest Victim Of
AH1N1 In Costa
Rica
An 11 month old
baby may be the
latest victim of
the AH1N1 killer
flu, as health
officials await
laboratory
results from the
Inciensa.
Ana Morica, the
vice-ministra de
Salud
(vice-minister
of Health),
explained that
the baby was
admitted to the
hospital in
Upala on July 5
with pneumonia,
fever and cough.
However, despite
treatment, the
baby died on
July 6.
According to
Morice, the baby
had cerebral
palsy and the
father and
siblings of the
baby had had
respiratory
problems.
"The case is
under study, but
all points to
the AH1N1", said
Morice.
If the baby is
confirmed to
have died from
the AH1N1, the
number of deaths
this year from
the virus will
be 15.
This year here
have been 376
"confirmed"
cases of the
AH1N1, bringing
the total to
3.486 since the
pandemic first
was detected in
Costa Rica on
April 2009. |
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