WHO: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 99: 7 May 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 99
Weekly update
7 May 2010
As of 2nd May, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18001 deaths…

Situation update:
The most active areas of pandemic influenza virus transmission currently are in parts of West Africa, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. In the temperate zone of the northern and southern hemisphere, overall pandemic influenza activity remains sporadic. Seasonal influenza virus type B continues to be detected sporadically across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, however, low levels of late season virus circulation have primarily detected in East and Central Asia, southern Europe, and central Africa…

Full report at: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_05_07/en/index.html

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