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Omaha area man with swine flu dies

Associated Press - October 22, 2009 6:35 PM ET

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Health officials say another Nebraskan who had the swine flu has died.

Douglas County health officials on Thursday said a man in his 30s who had underlying health problems died Wednesday. He had been hospitalized for several weeks before his death.

Health officials say the man suffered from congestive heart failure and diabetes. They declined to share other details, including the man's name, citing privacy laws.

Health officials in the state have reported deaths of 3 other people who became sickened by the flu strain, also known as the H1N1 virus.

A Douglas County woman in her 20s, an Adams County woman in her 50s and a Custer County woman in her 50s all have died. All had underlying medical conditions.

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