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Costa
Rica:
Increase
In
AH1N1
Cases
Health
officials
report
one
death
and
31
confirmed
cases
The
Ministerio
de
Salud
(Minstry
of
Health)
has
expressed
concern
on
the
side
of
cases
of
people
affected
with
the
AH1N1
virus,
this
being
part
that
people
have
lost
their
fear
and
changes
in
climate
contributing
to
the
circulation
of
the
virus.
Ethel
Maria
Trejos,
Director
of
Health
Monitoring,
said
that
laboratory
results
indicate
and
increase
of
people
affected,
but
reminds
that
the
AH1N1
is
not
the
only
virus
circulating,
but
also
the
seasonal
influenza
virus
that
has
already
been
identified
in
31
cases.
This
year
so
far
there
has
been
one
death
and
eight
more
are
infected
-
seven
in
San
José
and
one
in
Cartago.
One
of
the
affected
is a
30
year
old
man
from
Pavas
who
is
serious
condition
at
the
San
Juan
de
Dios
hospital.
However,
Health
officials
say
he
doesn't
pose
any
risk
factor.
Last
year
2
deaths
and
36
people
infected
were
reported
by
the
Ministerio
de
Salud.
Trejos
says
several
factors
may
affect
infection,
one
being
that
people
have
neglected
prevention
and
hygiene
and
being
out
in
public,
in
mass
gatherings
when
with
the
flu.
On
the
other
hand,
the
low
temperatures
affect
the
increased
circulation
of
the
virus.
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