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Mexican Swine Flu Testing Catching Up

May 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off

The situation continues to evolve. As of 06:00 GMT, 2 May 2009, 15 countries have officially reported 615 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection. Mexico has reported 397 confirmed human cases of infection, including 16 deaths. The 241 rise in cases from Mexico compared to 23:30GMT of 1 May reflects ongoing testing of previously collected specimens. The United States Government has reported 141 laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death. The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths – Austria (1), Canada (34), China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1), Denmark (1), France (1), Germany (4), Israel (2), Netherlands (1), New Zealand (4), Republic of Korea (1), Spain (13), Switzerland (1) and the United Kingdom (13). WHO Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine flu outbreak 2009Swine … Read entire article »

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WHO Count of Swine Flu Cases

May 1st, 2009 | Comments Off

The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 06:00 GMT, 1 May 2009, 11 countries have officially reported 331 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection. The United States Government has reported 109 laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death. Mexico has reported 156 confirmed human cases of infection, including nine deaths. The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths – Austria (1), Canada (34), Germany (3), Israel (2), Netherlands (1), New Zealand (3), Spain (13), Switzerland (1) and the United Kingdom (8). Further information on the situation will be available on the WHO website on a regular basis. WHO advises no restriction of regular travel or closure of borders. It is considered prudent for people who are ill to delay international travel and for people developing symptoms following … Read entire article »

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Swine Flu Report – Early Morning 4-28-2009

April 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

More confirmed swine flu cases, and more countries with confirmed cases: Israel: 1 new New Zealand: 3 new Spain: 1 new, 2 total U.S.: news reports of 10 new, 50 total Canada: 6 total Scotland: 2 total Mexico: conflicting news reports, 2,000 in hospital, 142 plus deaths The news media is reporting cases much faster than the main public health agencies are updating their websites. The CDC and WHO are clearly falling behind in reporting information. The media, however, is reporting confirmed cases that later are not, because they are relying upon local authorities and local politicians. It is difficult to determine what the current situation acutally is. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine flu outbreak 2009Swine Flu OutbreakWHO Press Release on Swine FluNew Swine Flu Cases in KansasSwine Flu Update – 04-26-2009Canada Has … Read entire article »

Filed under: Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu