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A global H1N1 flu pandemic is still expected, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned, despite the virus not spreading in a sustained way outside of the Americas.
At least 615 cases of the virus have been confirmed in 15 countries, but the majority remain in Mexico and the United States, WHO officials said on Saturday.
Costa Rica, Italy, and Ireland have become the latest countries to confirm cases of the virus, taking the total number of affected nations to 18.
Once again, we urge all Anglian College London students and ‘Friends of Anglian’ to remain extremely vigilant of the flu developments around them and take every precaution possible to avert the disease.
“At the present time I would still propose that a pandemic is imminent because we see the disease spread,”
- Dr Michael Ryan, WHO Director of Global Alert and Response
CONFIRMED CASES
Mexico: 101 suspected deaths – 16 confirmed
US: One death, 160 confirmed cases
New Zealand: 4 confirmed, 12 probable cases
Canada: 35 confirmed cases
UK, Spain: 15 confirmed cases
Germany: 4 confirmed cases
France, Israel, Costa Rica: 2 confirmed cases
Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Irish Republic: 1 confirmed case
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Countries with confirmed cases of secondary transmission:
Mexico, US, Canada, Spain, Germany, UK
For more information, you may visit among many sites, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8030859.stm