WHO: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 108: 9 July 2010

The WHO continues to issue weekly updates and occasional briefing notes on the H1N1 pandemic at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 108
Weekly update
9 July 2010

As of 4 July, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18311 deaths…

Situation update:
Worldwide, overall pandemic influenza activity remains low. Active circulation of pandemic influenza virus persists in areas of the tropics, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and West Africa. Overall pandemic and seasonal influenza activity has remained low during the early part of the current winter season in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. Low levels of seasonal influenza (H3N2 and type B) viruses were detected during June 2010 in South Africa, while Chile, Australia, and New Zealand, have all recently detected low levels of predominantly pandemic influenza virus. Increasing seasonal influenza activity has also recently been observed in several countries of Central America….

More at:http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_07_09/en/index.html

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