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Swine Flu Suspected in Death of NYC Toddler

Mayor confirms 4 cases at Rikers Island

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(Newser) – Swine flu may be responsible for the death of a 16-month-old boy from Queens, the New York Times reports. Jonathan Zamora Castillo died at 10:20 last night, just hours after being admitted with a high fever, Mayor Bloomberg said this morning. He also said that four cases have been confirmed at the Rikers Island jail complex, with another four probable.

Castillo’s 3-year-old brother was treated and released. Bloomberg offered his condolences and urged even uninsured residents and illegal immigrants to go to the hospital if they fear they have the flu. “We will not ask,” he said. “I don’t know and don’t care what the immigration status was of the children question.”

Passengers wearing masks as a precaution against the swine flu, wait for a train in Tokyo today.
Passengers wearing masks as a precaution against the swine flu, wait for a train in Tokyo today.   (AP Photo)
Shin Kiyohiro, a reporter for Japanese TV Asahi stands in front of Susan B. Anthony School in Queens, NY, May 14, 2009.
Shin Kiyohiro, a reporter for Japanese TV Asahi stands in front of Susan B. Anthony School in Queens, NY, May 14, 2009.   (AP Photo)
An attendant wearing a surgical mask and hazardous-material suit notes the temperature of Associated Press Cuba correspondent Will Weissert at a hotel in Lingang, China, May 16, 2009.
An attendant wearing a surgical mask and hazardous-material suit notes the temperature of Associated Press Cuba correspondent Will Weissert at a hotel in Lingang, China, May 16, 2009.   (AP Photo)
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