World Health Organization stops counting swine flu cases; Virus monitoring continuesJuly 17th, 2009 LONDON — The World Health Organization says it will stop counting individual cases of swine flu. Tracking individual swine flu cases is too overwhelming for countries where the virus is spreading widely, the agency says in a statement.
WHO: 51 more swine flu deaths reported as pandemic spreads and cases top 50,000June 22nd, 2009 WHO: 51 more swine flu deaths as pandemic spreadsGENEVA — The World Health Organization says the global tally of deaths from swine flu has increased by 51 to 231. WHO says most of the latest deaths occurred in the United States.
Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut down public activity; cases rise to 96June 13th, 2009 Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut downGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's government is asking two towns to close down nearly all public venues to prevent the spread of swine flu. Health Secretary Celso Cerezo said the virus has infected 96 people in the Central America country, including 11 in the last 24 hours.
US swine flu cases near 18,000, found in all 50 states; pandemic waning except in NortheastJune 12th, 2009 US swine flu cases grow to nearly 18,000ATLANTA — Nearly 5,000 new U.S. swine flu cases have been reported in the last week, due partly to its continuing spread in the Northeast.
US military confirms 4 more swine flu cases in GermanyJune 10th, 2009 US military: 4 more swine flu cases in GermanyBERLIN — The U.S. military says it has confirmed four more cases of swine flu among troops in Germany, for a total of six.
Large jump in US swine flu cases pushes WHO's global tally close to 20,000 peopleJune 3rd, 2009 WHO: Swine flu cases worldwide near 20,000GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the number of swine flu cases worldwide has reached 19,273 after the United States reported over 1,000 new infections. WHO says the virus has been confirmed in 66 countries, with Egypt and Nicaragua the latest to report one case each.
Swine flu infections rise to over 3,000 worldwide, says WHOMay 10th, 2009 GENEVA - The number of swine flu infections worldwide has reached 3,440, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Saturday. The swine flu infections in the US increased to 1,639 Friday, surpassing Mexico's total of 1,364 for the first time.
Swine flu cases in Britain rise to 34May 7th, 2009 LONDON - Two more cases of swine flu were diagnosed in Britain Thursday, bringing to 34 the number of confirmed infections with the influenza A (H1N1) virus. One of the new cases is a child at one of the five schools which have closed temporarily as a result of the infection, Health Secretary Alan Johnson said.
Swine flu cases in US reaches 400May 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday there were more than 400 confirmed cases of swine flu in the US and 'another 700 probable cases in 44 states'. 'We know there will be more cases.
Colombia confirms first swine flu caseMay 4th, 2009 BOGOTA - Colombia has confirmed its first case of infection by the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also known as swine flu. The victim, a 42-year-old man, had recently returned from Mexico.
US swine flu cases rise to 109, some 300 schools closedMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The number of confirmed human swine flu cases in the US has risen to 109, health officials said. Nearly 300 schools across the country have been closed in view of the swine flu threat.
WHO confirms 148 swine flu cases in nine countriesApril 30th, 2009 GENEVA - A total of 148 confirmed swine flu cases have been reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN agency said. As of Wednesday, the cases were reported from nine countries, including 91 from the US with one death, and 26 from Mexico, with seven deaths, the agency said in its latest update.
WHO raises its tally of confirmed swine flu cases to 236 worldwideApril 30th, 2009 WHO raises its tally of swine flu cases to 236GENEVA — The World Health Organization has increased its tally of confirmed swine flu cases around the world to 236 from 148. The global body says most of the new confirmed cases came from Mexico.
Swine flu toll rises to 159 in MexicoApril 29th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The toll in Mexico's suspected swine flu cases has risen to 159, said Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova. 'With the information available up to now, we can confirm that there are 159 deaths registered as suspect cases,' he told reporters late Tuesday.
WHO 'very concerned' about swine flu, says 40 confirmed cases in US but no deathsApril 27th, 2009 WHO: 40 confirmed swine flu cases in US, no deathsGENEVA — The World Health Organization says there are now 40 confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States and that it "very concerned" about the disease's spread. WHO says none of the cases in the U.S.
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