Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Swine flu epidemic around the world and Statistics

As at 17 o'clock on April 28 countries swine flu epidemic statistics as follows:

Mexico: swine flu confirmed and suspected death toll rose to 152; National closed. The country up to more than 4,000 suspected cases of people.

United States: confirmed cases rose to 50. Of which: 28 cases from New York, 13 cases from California, from Texas, six cases, two cases from Kansas, 1 from Ohio.

(Note: The figures include the following confirmed or suspected cases)

Canada: 6. Windsor is a province in patients with central areas of a private high school students, recently went to Mexico Study Tour

Costa Rica: 17

Colombia: 12

Peru: 1 person

Chile: 8 people

United Kingdom: 2

Spain: 20

France: 4 people

Germany: 3

Czech: 2

Italy: 1

Switzerland: 5 people

Denmark: 5 people

Israel: 1 person

South Korea: 1 person

New Zealand: 15

Australia: 19

27 World Health Organization held an emergency meeting of experts in advance, it was decided to swine flu alert level to Phase 4.

The Director-General Margaret Chan said in a statement to that caused by Stage 4 the possibility of large-scale epidemic, but will definitely does not mean that large-scale epidemic.

At present, China has not yet been found in cases of human infection with swine influenza, but also not detected in pigs similar to the virus. Growing areas, do not rule out the possibility that China may be imported.

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