SUMMIT COUNTY — The 13-year-old Breckenridge boy who died Wednesday after testing positive for influenza had pre-existing respiratory conditions including chronic bronchitis and asthma, which apparently contributed to his death, according to a joint statement released Friday from Summit County Public Health and the Coroner’s Office.
Thursday’s autopsy indicated respiratory failure was the preliminary cause of Bryan Pineda Rosas’ death.
The results are consistent with a seasonal or swine-flu fatality, according to the statement.
On Sept. 18, the boy had tested positive for Type A flu, and “currently, 99 percent of positive Type A flu tests are thought to be 2009 H1N1 (swine) influenza,” according to a joint statement from Summit County Public Health and Coroner Joanne Richardson.
Another child who has tested positive for Type A flu is hospitalized at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center and is in stable condition.
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