Chile: 3rd A/H1N1 Death Reported Now Recanted

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Source: http://www.ansa.it/ansalatina/notizi...334893969.html

Google translation:
CHILE
A MAN DIED AFFECTED BY INFLUENZA A/H1N1 VIRUS

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, 8 (ANSA) - A man of 37 years died today at the Public Assistance in Santiago, Chile, a victim of the influenza A/H1N1 reported Radio B?o B?o.
The information was confirmed by sources at the station of the Ministry of Health.
This is the third fatality of influenza A/H1N1 in Chile.
Last Friday the Ministry of Health reported that the cases affected by the influenza A in the country reached 890, of whom 411 were confirmed by the Institute of Public Health and by 479 private clinics. Yesterday it was confirmed the second fatal victim, a man of 49 years who remained grave and connected to a ventilator in the artificial intensive care unit of Hospital de Osorno, 922 kilometers south of Santiago. ACZ
09/06/2009 00:23

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Re: Chile: 3rd A/H1N1 Death Reported Now Recanted

Source: http://www.lacuarta.cl/contenido/63_42377_9.shtml

Google translation:
Man of 37 years died yesterday at the Posta Central respiratory insufficiency
Discarded third death from swine flu

This was a patient with a chronic illness, which was picked up by an ambulance from SAMU in Morand? in Alameda.

Was a false alarm: Symptoms similar to the one present in the swine flu was thought that CARG would be the third fatal victim in Chile. The man had 37 years of chronic disease.


The Institute of Public Health (ISP) denied last night that a man of 37 years was the third fatal victim attributed to human or swine flu influenza.
The deceased "was negative for type A influenza, both seasonal and the A-H1N1, was reported through a press release.
The man with initial C.A.G.R. came to the Urgency of the center post in a SAMU ambulance, at 10.16 hours. Had vomiting, abdominal pain and fever of 38 degrees and a severe respiratory failure.
Laboratory tests and chest X-ray revealed a bilateral pneumonia. Given antiviral therapy and assisted ventilation.
At the time of the preparation of his transfer to the ICU Chest Hospital, the patient had a respiratory arrest and died shortly after 16:00 pm yesterday.
Findings indicate that the daily pop the deceased was a patient at risk because of chronic illness and was taken by ambulance to Morand? in Alameda.
In this way, until now the human influenza has killed Fernando Vera (37) and Juan Pozas (56), occurring in Puerto Montt and Osorno.
Chile is a country in South America with more cases of human influenza and also has one of the highest rates worldwide.