Swine Flu UPDATE:Who Reports 787 Cases Of H1N1 And 2 More Dead
Swine Flu UPDATE:Who Reports 787 Cases Of H1N1 And 2 More Dead as the number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus continue to multiply.The two additional deaths were reported in Mexico, where the most cases of swine flu has been reported and is feared started.
WHO states that the virus, more commonly known as swine flu, has been confirmed in 17 countries.
WHO reports that the higher number of cases is the result of ongoing tests on previously collected samples, not newly reported and confirmed infections.
There are several other countries that have reported additional cases of swine flu, that have not yet been added to the WHO totals, so expect those totals to increase again.
While the new virus strain in the recent outbreak has affected humans, Canadian authorites have reported that the swine flu has shown up at a pig farm in Alberta, Canada.
Officials said the pigs may have been infected by a Canadian farmer who recently returned from a trip to Mexico, the center of the swine flu outbreak. The pigs were immediately quarantined.
“We have determined that the virus H1N1, found in these pigs, is the virus which is being tracked in the human population,” said Dr. Brian Evans of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Evans and other officials stated that it is not uncommon for flu viruses to jump from humans to animals, and that it does not pose a risk for consuming pork. Canadian Food Inspection Agency have not disclosed the number of pigs infected.
The infected farmer had flu-like symptoms, but he is recovering, Evans said.
Mexico has the largest number of confirmed cases with 506, followed by the United States at 160. So far, 19 people in Mexico and a toddler in the United States have died from the virus.
The WHO has reportedly confirmed cases in 15 other countries:
Canada, with 70
United Kingdom with 15
Spain with 13
Germany with six
New Zealand with four
Israel with three
France, with two
Ireland with one
Austria with one
China with one
South Korea with one
Denmark with one
Netherlands with one
Switzerland with one
Costa Rica with one,
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This swine flu reminds me of the Vietnam War everyday they tell you about who is ill or who died but I realize it is not the same and I don’t take away all the suffering our men are still going through that went to Vietnam and we no longer hear about them and that is so sad.
But the more they speak about this the more people are going to become ill and that is a fact.