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Pandemic alert around the corner ? Swine flu or H1N1 virus spreads globally in a rapid pace.
WHO called for an emergency meeting to discuss the latest developments in the Swine Flu spreading all over the world.
WHO has escalated the alert level to 5, which is the level just below full Pandemic alert – level 6.
The Swine Flu is caused by the H1N1 virus which has claimed 21.940 humans in 68 countries so far. 125 people have died of the influenza epidemic so far.
As seen in this map, the cases are spread over a most of the world at the moment.
The experts are very uncertain how the virus will develop and whether it will mutate and change to an even more dangerous influenza variant.
The table below lists all Laboratory-confirmed cases of new influenza A(H1N1) as officially reported to WHO by States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005)
Country
Cumulative total
Newly confirmed since the last reporting period
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Argentina
147
0
16
0
Australia
876
0
375
0
Austria
2
0
1
0
Bahamas
1
0
0
0
Bahrain
1
0
0
0
Barbados
1
0
1
0
Belgium
13
0
0
0
Bolivia
3
0
0
0
Brazil
28
0
8
0
Bulgaria
1
0
0
0
Canada
1795
3
265
1
Chile
369
1
56
1
China
89
0
20
0
Colombia
24
0
4
0
Costa Rica
68
1
18
0
Cuba
4
0
0
0
Cyprus
1
0
0
0
Czech Republic
2
0
1
0
Denmark
4
0
3
0
Dominican Republic
33
0
22
0
Ecuador
43
0
4
0
Egypt
1
0
0
0
El Salvador
49
0
8
0
Estonia
3
0
2
0
Finland
4
0
0
0
France
47
0
21
0
Germany
43
0
15
0
Greece
5
0
0
0
Guatemala
23
0
9
0
Honduras
34
0
32
0
Hungary
3
0
2
0
Iceland
1
0
0
0
India
4
0
3
0
Ireland
8
0
4
0
Israel
39
0
6
0
Italy
38
0
8
0
Jamaica
2
0
0
0
Japan
410
0
25
0
Korea, Republic of
41
0
0
0
Kuwait
18
0
0
0
Lebanon
3
0
0
0
Luxembourg
1
0
1
0
Malaysia
2
0
0
0
Mexico
5563
103
534
6
Netherlands
4
0
0
0
New Zealand
11
0
1
0
Nicaragua
5
0
4
0
Norway
9
0
5
0
Panama
173
0
18
0
Paraguay
5
0
0
0
Peru
47
0
7
0
Philippines
29
0
13
0
Poland
4
0
0
0
Portugal
2
0
0
0
Romania
8
0
3
0
Russia
3
0
0
0
Saudi Arabia
1
0
1
0
Singapore
12
0
3
0
Slovakia
3
0
1
0
Spain
218
0
38
0
Sweden
13
0
6
0
Switzerland
10
0
0
0
Thailand
8
0
6
0
Turkey
8
0
4
0
United Kingdom
428
0
89
0
United States of America
11054
17
1001
0
Uruguay
15
0
0
0
Venezuela
4
0
1
0
Viet Nam
3
0
0
0
Grand Total
21940
125
2681
8
Chinese Taipei has reported 16 confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) with 0 deaths. Cases from Chinese Taipei are included in the cumulative totals provided in the table above.
If you want to keep updated and follow WHO statements on a regular basis, then you should read WHO web pages dedicated for this purpose.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/updates/en/index.html
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