WHO confirms 148 swine flu cases in nine countries

August 4th, 2009 WHO says swine flu deaths surge to 1,154GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that 1,154 swine flu victims have died since the virus emerged in April. WHO said that includes 338 deaths reported in the week leading up to last Friday.

July 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.

June 17th, 2009 Argentina reports 3 more swine flu deaths; total 4BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine health authorities on Tuesday confirmed three more swine flu deaths, bringing the nation's total to four as it enters the South American winter flu season. Two of the patients who died lived in Buenos Aires province and one in the Argentine capital itself, Vice Minister of Health Carlos Soratti told a news conference.

June 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.

June 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.

May 22nd, 2009 GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that 41 countries have officially reported 11,168 cases of influenza A (H1N1), known also as swine flu, including 86 deaths. The US had 5,764 cases, with nine deaths, while Mexico had 3,892 infections, including 75 deaths.

May 10th, 2009 SAN JOSE - Costa Rica has confirmed its first death from the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu. The 53-year-old man died early Saturday after contracting the virus.

May 9th, 2009 Costa Rica confirms its 1st swine flu deathSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica's health minister confirmed the death of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on Saturday, the first death from the pandemic outside of a North American nation. The man, who also had diabetes and chronic lung disease, was one of eight swine flu cases in the Central American country that have been confirmed by the U.S.

May 9th, 2009 Costa Rica confirms 1st swine flu deathSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica's health minister confirmed the death of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on Saturday, the first death from the epidemic outside of a North American nation. The man, who also had diabetes and chronic lung disease, was one of eight swine flu cases in the Central American country that have been confirmed by the U.S.

May 9th, 2009 TOKYO - Japan confirmed its first three cases of the new H1N1 influenza strain, commonly known as swine flu, detected at Narita International Airport, the government said Saturday. A high-school teacher and two students initially tested positive for A-type influenza after returning from an excursion in Canada on a flight via the US.

May 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.

May 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.

April 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.

April 29th, 2009 A timeline of events in the swine flu outbreakA timeline of events in the swine flu outbreak: — December 2005 to January 2009: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention receives reports of 12 cases of human infection with swine flu. Five of these 12 cases occurred in patients who had direct exposure to pigs and six reported being near pigs.

April 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that 44 swine flu cases have been confirmed in New York City, making it the largest cluster of flu cases in the US, even though all cases are mild and everyone is recovering. Bloomberg said he expects new cases to be confirmed in the coming days as tests continue on students with severe symptoms at Saint Francis High School in Queens, where all the cases originated.