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Influenza snatches lives of six Costa Ricans
San Jose, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica three deaths recorded so far by the influenza virus A-H1N1 and the same amount due to the A-H3N2, according to the Ministry of Public Health for the current year. In 2011 there were three died of the primary cause of the disease and 86 incidents, and the latter now reach 79 between the two levels of the disease. This year more susceptible patients have died than the past, there is no other explanation, said Roberto Castro, Department of Surveillance of that portfolio. The last A-H3N2 death occurred two days ago at the Hospital San Juan de Dios, and the victim was a 56 year old who was admitted at the hospital for two weeks. The medical made a great effort to keep her alive since joining as anticipated his death, Castro said according to press reports. msl / dsa