Update -- 22 Countries Report Cases
As of Wednesday morning, the World Health Organization is reporting 1,516 cases of swine flu in 22 countries. It continues to advocate standard preventive measures, and has not (yet) termed the outbreak a pandemic.
WHO said: "Mexico has reported 822 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection, including 29 deaths. The United States has reported 403 laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death."
"The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths: Austria (1), Canada (165), China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1), Colombia (1), Costa Rica (1), Denmark (1), El Salvador (2), France (4), Germany (9), Guatemala (1), Ireland (1), Israel (4), Italy (5), Netherlands (1), New Zealand (6), Portugal (1), Republic of Korea (2), Spain (57), Switzerland (1) and the United Kingdom (27)."
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Shankar Vedantam
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May 6, 2009; 8:28 AM ET
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I appreciate that the Washington post still call the flu by its right name. No matter how many times they try to change the name, It is still originating with those digusting huge corporate hogfarms. I and my family have stopped eating pork because of the way they treat the animals in those places, and also because of the complete neglegt they show of the damage to the environment.I would hope that a responsible government will step in and put a stop to, or at least a rein on the huge agribusinesses who are the ultimate cause of these pandemic-dangers.