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Costa Rica reports first death of man with H1N1 flu

Sat May 9, 2009 3:10pm EDT
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 9 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's Health Ministry said a 53-year-old man died on Saturday infected with the new H1N1 flu strain, the fourth country to report a death from the virus that has sickened more than 4,200 people around the world.

The man also had diabetes and asthma, and his infection with the H1N1 strain was confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maria Trejos, a spokeswoman for the Health Ministry, told Reuters. (Reporting by John McPhaul; editing by Mohammad Zargham)


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