According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and WHO (World Health Organization), the total number of swine flu A(H1N1) cases stood at 4,714, plus four deaths, on 17th May, 2009. Non-essential travel to Mexico has been downgraded from a “Warning” to a “Precaution”; meaning authorities consider travel to Mexico as not being dangerous for people who are not at high risk of normal flu complications.

As daily reports come in all the time, the CDC informs that its totals may not always tally with those published by local state health departments. The CDC stresses that when there is a discrepancy, the reader should consider the state health department’s information as more up-to-date.

  • Alabama
    55 cases
    0 deaths

  • Arkansas
    2 cases
    0 deaths

  • Arizona
    435 cases
    1 death

  • California
    504 cases
    0 deaths

  • Colorado
    55 cases
    0 deaths

  • Connecticut
    47 cases
    0 deaths

  • Delaware
    60 cases
    0 deaths

  • Florida
    68 cases
    0 deaths

  • Georgia
    18 cases
    0 deaths

  • Hawaii
    10 cases
    0 deaths

  • Idaho
    5 cases
    0 deaths

  • Illinois
    638 cases
    0 deaths

  • Indiana
    71 cases
    0 deaths

  • Iowa
    66 cases
    0 deaths

  • Kansas
    30 cases
    0 deaths

  • Kentucky
    13 cases
    0 deaths

  • Louisiana
    57 cases
    0 deaths

  • Maine
    14 cases
    0 deaths

  • Maryland
    28 cases
    0 deaths

  • Massachusetts
    135 cases
    0 deaths

  • Michigan
    142 cases
    0 deaths

  • Minnesota
    36 cases
    0 deaths

  • Missouri
    19 cases
    0 deaths

  • Montana
    4 cases
    0 deaths

  • Nebraska
    27 cases
    0 deaths

  • Nevada
    26 cases
    0 deaths

  • New Hampshire
    18 cases
    0 deaths

  • New Jersey
    14 cases
    0 deaths

  • New Mexico
    68 cases
    0 deaths

  • New York
    242 cases
    0 deaths

  • North Carolina
    12 cases
    0 deaths

  • North Dakota
    2 cases
    0 deaths

  • Ohio
    14 cases
    0 deaths

  • Oklahoma
    26 cases
    0 deaths

  • Oregon
    94 cases
    0 deaths

  • Pennsylvania
    47 cases
    0 deaths

  • Rhode Island
    8 cases
    0 deaths

  • South Carolina
    36 cases
    0 deaths

  • South Dakota
    4 cases
    0 deaths

  • Tennessee
    74 cases
    0 deaths

  • Texas
    506 cases
    2 deaths

  • Utah
    91 cases
    0 deaths

  • Vermont
    1 cases
    0 deaths

  • Virginia
    21 cases
    0 deaths

  • Washington
    246 cases
    1 death

  • Washington, D.C.
    12 cases
    0 deaths

  • Wisconsin
    613 cases
    0 deaths

  • TOTAL
    4,714 cases
    4 deaths

Most health authorities and experts around the world say this novel A (H1N1) flu virus strain is not as virulent had previously feared. It is no more deadly than ordinary seasonal human influenza. However, by the time the next flu season arrives this novel virus strain will have been circulating more extensively and is likely to contribute to a more widespread flu epidemic during the following influenza season.

Written by Christian Nordqvist