Mexican authorities say the number of new human cases of swine flu as well as new deaths is slowing down significantly. The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is too early to make such claims. However, the general feeling among health agencies and some media outlets is that the spread really may be losing some of its steam.
The European Union, as well as some experts in North America, says that a pandemic might be inevitable, but they doubt the number of deaths will be high. Swine flu, or North American H1N1 Flu, is effectively treatable with antivirals available today. Mexico, USA, Canada, Australasia and Western Europe say they have plenty of antiviral stocks to protect their populations.
- Mexico
168 suspected deaths (less than a third of them confirmed so far)
Approximately 2000 to 2,500 suspected cases - US
1 death
109 confirmed cases (at least) - New Zealand
No deaths
4 confirmed cases and 12 probable cases - Canada
No deaths
34 confirmed cases - UK
No deaths
8 confirmed cases - Spain
No deaths
13 confirmed cases - Germany
No deaths
4 confirmed cases - Israel
No deaths
2 confirmed cases - Costa Rica
No deaths
2 confirmed cases - Austria
No deaths
1 confirmed case - The Netherlands (Holland)
No deaths
1 confirmed case - Switzerland
No deaths
1 confirmed Case
Confirmed cases of secondary transmission (the infected person caught it from another person in the same country) have been reported it the USA, Canada, Spain, and Germany.
- See our Map Of H1N1 Outbreaks
- See our Mexico Swine Flu Blog
Written by Christian Nordqvist