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Man first to die in Chile from H1N1 flu - govt
02 Jun 2009 19:49:08 GMT
Source: Reuters
SANTIAGO, June 2 (Reuters) - A Chilean man has died from H1N1 flu, Chile's Public Health Institute said on Tuesday, the first death in the South American country from the new virus that has killed more than 100 people worldwide.

"It is confirmed," Claudia Droguett, head of communications for the institute, told Reuters. (Reporting by Simon Gardner)


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