Chile reports fifth swine flu death
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June 21, 2009 by fluoutbreak
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Santiago, June 21: An 18-year-old male has become the fifth person to die in Chile from the swine flu virus, local health authorities said.
The teenager was identified as Nelson Maldonado, from the southern city of Puerto Montt, 915 kilometres south of the capital Santiago.
Eugenia Schnake, a local health official, said Maldonado had a number of underlying health conditions related to morbid obesity, including respiratory problems.
Chile, in the midst of the southern hemisphere’s winter flu season, has been hard it by the A(H1N1) pandemic, reporting 4,315 cases of the virus.
On Wednesday, the country declared a state of emergency, giving the government more powers to deal with the outbreak.
Elsewhere in South America the virus continued its march.
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