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First Case of
Swine Flu in Costa Rica Confirmed By CDC
The U.S. Center of Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Saturday the
first case of influenza A/H1N1 flu in Costa
Rica, Costa Rican ministra de Salud, Maria
Luisa Avila, said last night and added two
new "probable" cases to the list.
"Today (yesterday) I got a phone call from the CDC to confirm that one of
the possible cases we sent to analyze is of
H1N1 flu virus, but due to professional
reasons I can not said which one of the
cases", said Avila.
Costa Rican health officials had been
anxiously waiting the results from the CDC
on the first two probable cases confirmed on
Monday. The CDC report was to have been
received on Thursday.
Health officials denied to comment if the
confirmed case was of the man or woman,
saying only that the person is out of danger
and everyone who has been in contact has
been examined, while the results on the
second patient are imminent.
According to the ministra de Salud, Maria
Luisa Avila, two new patients - a 53 year
old and 21 year old man - are on the "probables"
list, waiting for results from the CDC.
Avila said the 21 year old man is at home,
while the 53 year old man is in a San Jose
hospital due to his diabetes and pulmonary
condition. The minister would not disclose
the name of the hospital, although the
Calderon Guardia has been the medical centre
for the other "probable" and "confirmed"
cases.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
is expected to send to Costa rica, today or
tomorrow, 10.000 treatments now that the
country has one confirmed case. The 10.000
units are in addition to the 7.000 units on
stock already in the country.
The PAHO will also be delivering test kits
for the a/H1N1 so that testing can be done
locally and there will be no waiting around
for results to confirm cases.
Ministra Avila assures that Costa Rica is
prepared for an emergency and won't let its
guard down.
Of the 180 "suspected" cases in Costa Rica,
the majority are men and between the ages of
20 and 29. Of the 180, only 55 remain on the
"suspected" list.
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