Increase to nine deaths from influenza A in United States

Washington, 20 may (EFE) .- A man who suffered from health problemascronicos died from complications linked to lagripe A, reported today the health authorities of the state of Utah.

The announcement of the death occurred after the deControl Disease Center (CDC, for its acronym in English) gave conocerhoy the death of two other new people in the U.S. causade to the disease, which until then had claimed other seisvidas.

The man who died in Utah was between 18 and 25 years old and suffering from chronic medical problems that could have the contribuidoen complications caused by influenza, said GaryEdwards, executive director of the Department of Health, Salt LakeValley.

According to figures from the CDC, the outbreak of the virus AH1N1 has causadoal least 5710 cases.

In its latest report on the disease, the CDC said today chelate two latest victims were a woman 57 years of Arizonay a man of 44, from Missouri.

The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, came from Gila River lareserva India, reported the newspaper ArizonaRepublic noting that his health was delicate and acausa died of complications from the virus.

This was the second death in Arizona, a state in which it was handed 488 cases of influenza A and which has ordered the closure of schools dealgunas preemptively.

The first death occurred in Arizona last week in Maricopa elcondado, where a woman who died suffered from pulmonary unaenfermedad.

As for the victim of Missouri, is a man of 44anos hospitalized a few weeks ago after a visit to Mexico.

The CDC had already reported on three other victims in the Texas state, one a child of two years of Mexican origin, the unaen Washington state and one in New York.

The number of people affected across the country also rose to 5.710casos in 47 states plus the District of Columbia.

CDC warned in its daily report that in the coming days ysemanas expected that more cases and more deaths linked to estenuevo virus.

Influenza A also leaves 75 dead so far and 3817 patients enMexico. These cases add a death in Canada and one in Costa Rica also submitted hundreds of patients over 30 paisesdel world. EFE

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