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Pandemic alert around the corner ? Swine flu or H1N1 virus spreads globally in a rapid pace

Pandemic alert around the corner ? Swine flu or H1N1 virus spreads globally in a rapid pace. WHO called for an emergency meeting to discuss the latest developments in the Swine Flu spreading all over the world. WHO has escalated the alert level to 5, which is the level just below full Pandemic alert – level 6. The Swine Flu is caused by the H1N1 virus which has claimed 21. 940 humans in 68 countries so far. 125 people have died of the influenza epidemic so far.  As seen in this map, the cases are spread over a most of the world at the moment.                                                 The experts are very uncertain how the virus will develop and whether it will mutate and change to an even more dangerous influenza variant.  The table below lists all Laboratory-confirmed cases of new influenza A(H1N1) as officially reported to WHO by States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005) Country Cumulative total   Newly confirmed since the last reporting period     Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Argentina 147 0   16 0   Australia 876 0   375 0   Austria 2 0   1 0   Bahamas 1 0   0   0   Bahrain 1 0   0   0   Barbados 1 0   1 0   Belgium 13 0   0   0   Bolivia 3 0   0   0   Brazil 28 0   8 0   Bulgaria 1 0   0   0   Canada 1795 3 265 1 Chile 369 1 56 1 China 89 0   20 0   Colombia 24 0   4 0   Costa Rica 68 1 18 0   Cuba 4 0   0   0   Cyprus 1 0   0   0   Czech Republic 2 0   1 0   Denmark 4 0   3 0   Dominican Republic 33 0   22 0   Ecuador 43 0   4 0   Egypt 1 0   0   0   El Salvador 49 0   8 0   Estonia 3 0   2 0   Finland 4 0   0   0   France 47 0   21 0   Germany 43 0   15 0   Greece 5 0   0   0   Guatemala 23 0   9 0   Honduras 34 0   32 0   Hungary 3 0   2 0   Iceland 1 0   0   0   India 4 0   3 0   Ireland 8 0   4 0   Israel 39 0   6 0   Italy 38 0   8 0   Jamaica 2 0   0   0   Japan 410 0   25 0   Korea, Republic of 41 0   0   0   Kuwait 18 0   0   0   Lebanon 3 0   0   0   Luxembourg 1 0   1 0   Malaysia 2 0   0   0   Mexico 5563 103 534 6 Netherlands 4 0   0   0   New Zealand 11 0   1 0   Nicaragua 5 0   4 0   Norway 9 0   5 0   Panama 173 0   18 0   Paraguay 5 0   0   0   Peru 47 0   7 0   Philippines 29 0   13 0   Poland 4 0   0   0   Portugal 2 0   0   0   Romania 8 0   3 0   Russia 3 0   0   0   Saudi Arabia 1 0   1 0   Singapore 12 0   3 0   Slovakia 3 0   1 0   Spain 218 0   38 0   Sweden 13 0   6 0   Switzerland 10 0   0   0   Thailand 8 0   6 0   Turkey 8 0   4 0   United Kingdom 428 0   89 0   United States of America 11054 17 1001 0   Uruguay 15 0   0   0   Venezuela 4 0   1 0   Viet Nam 3 0   0   0   Grand Total 21940 125 2681 8  Chinese Taipei has reported 16 confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) with 0 deaths. Cases from Chinese Taipei are included in the cumulative totals provided in the table above.   If you want to keep updated and follow WHO statements on a regular basis, then you should read WHO web pages dedicated for this purpose.   http://www. who. int/csr/disease/swineflu/updates/en/index. html  

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