Five New Swine Flu Cases Bring UK Total To 117
Editor's ChoiceMain Category: Swine Flu
Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses; Public Health
Article Date: 23 May 2009 - 0:00 PDT
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According to the Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK, there were five new confirmed cases of swine flu (H1N1), bringing the total to 117. The HPA's laboratories carry out all testing of swine flu virus. The five new cases include two adults from London, two adults from South East England, and a child from the West Midlands. Two of them returned from a country where swine flu exists, while another is linked to a previously confirmed case in England - the sources of the other two are still being investigated, the HPA reported. Nobody in the UK has died from swine flu.
HPA laboratories are currently investigating 169 cases throughout the UK. The HPA stresses that these figures can change at any moment as new cases are introduced.
Below is a greographical breakdown of all cases so far:
- East of England - 11
- East Midlands - 2
- London - 65
- North East - 1
- North West - 6
- South East - 11
- South West - 3
- West Midlands - 7
- Yorkshire & Humber - 0
- Northern Ireland - 1
- Scotland - 10
- Wales - 0
The travel ban for non essential purposes from the UK to Mexico has been lifted.
Written by Christian Nordqvist
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