WHO: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 98 Weekly update: 30 April 2010

The WHO continues to issue weekly updates on the H1N1 pandemic updates at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 98
Weekly update
30 April 2010

As of 25th of April, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 17919 deaths…

Situation update:
The current situation is largely unchanged since the last update. The most active areas of transmission of pandemic influenza H1N1 virus continue to be parts of West and Central Africa with some focal areas of activity in South and Southeast Asia. Pandemic influenza activity H1N1 remains low in much of the temperate areas of both the northern and southern hemispheres. Seasonal influenza type B virus is the predominant influenza virus, though also at low levels of circulation, across East Asia, Northern and Eastern Europe. Influenza type B viruses have also been detected in Central Africa and this week in West Africa. Seasonal influenza H3N2 viruses have continued to be detected in South and Southeast Asia, as well as sporadically in some countries of West and Central Africa, and Eastern Europe.

Full report at: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_04_30a/en/index.html

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.