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AH1N1 Flu Cases in Costa Rica Climbs To 9
Costa Rica has confirmed one additional case
of the AH1N1 flu. The new case is linked to
contact with the 53 year old man who did
last Saturday at Calderón Guardia hospital,
following complications with pneumonia and
being diabetic.
The vice-ministra de Salud, Dr. Ana Morice,
explained that although laboratory tests do
not confirm that the 30 year old woman is
infected, health officials have decided to
categorize the case as confirmed due to the
epidemiological link.
Morice said that a sample had been sent to
the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in
Atlanta and that although the results were
negative, Dr. Morice said that it could have
been the case when the sample was taken.
Dr. Morice added that the case of a five
year old boy, who had been kept in isolation
at the Hospital Nacional de Niños
(Children's hospital) has been discarded and
was released on Thursday.
The number of "probable" cases is now at
five. In all cases, the patients are in
isolation following testing by the Instituto
Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza
en Nutrición y Salud (Inciensa) and waiting
confirmation by the CDC.
The five include an 11 year old girl who had
been in contact with the Canta Mundi chorus
from Boston that was in a tour of Costa
Rican between April 17 and 28.
A 41 year woman and a 28 year old man, both
being teachers at different schools in San
Jose, are also on the list of probables. A
39 year old woman and housewife is also on
the list. Dr. Morice said that health
officials are seeking to contact all the
students and people in contact with the
teachers and the housewife. Dr. Morice added
that there is no need, at this time, to
close any schools.
Costa Rican health officials have
investigated 873 cases of suspected
infection, of which 735 were completely
discarted, whil 123 are still under
investigation.
Dr. Morice said that in the coming days the
government will be issuing a "executive
order" to regulate the use of antivirals and
for distribution to only those who really
them.
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