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Published Date: 2009-05-16 19:00:05
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (30): case counts
Archive Number: 20090516.1831

INFLUENZA A (H1N1) - WORLDWIDE (30): CASE COUNTS
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[Please note that there may be discrepancies between the various sources of
information due to different times of "closure" of daily figures reported.
Times of daily report closures where known are listed in the table of
contents below. Oftentimes a newswire will mention a confirmed case in a
location that has not been on the official reporting entity list as the
confirmation arrived after closure of the day's report. - Mod.MPP]

In this update:
[1] WHO - global updates (06:00 GMT)
[2] PAHO - Americas regional update (17:00 GMT-4)
[3] CDC - USA update (11:00 GMT -4), Pregnant women
[4] Mexico - MOH update (08:40 GMT -5)
[5] Canada - Public Health Agency of Canada (17:00 GMT -4)
[6] News briefs

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[1] WHO - global update
Date: 15 May 2009
Source: WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR) [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/en/>

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 29 -- 15 May 2009
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_05_15/en/index.html>
As of 06:00 GMT, 15 May 2009, 34 countries have officially reported 7520
cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.

Mexico has reported 2446 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection,
including 60 deaths. The United States has reported 4298 laboratory
confirmed human cases, including 3 deaths. Canada has reported 449
laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death. Costa Rica has
reported 8 laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death.

The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no
deaths - Argentina (1), Australia (1), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Brazil
(8), China (4), Colombia (10), Cuba (3), Denmark (1), El Salvador (4),
Finland (2), France (14), Germany (12), Guatemala (3), Ireland (1), Israel
(7), Italy (9), Japan (4), Netherlands (3), New Zealand (7), Norway (2),
Panama (40), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Republic of Korea (3), Spain (100),
Sweden (2), Switzerland (1), Thailand (2), and the United Kingdom (71).

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Summary table of cases reported to WHO 30 Apr -- 15 May 2009
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Country: No. cases (deaths) Apr 30 / May 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
/ 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Argentina: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Australia: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Austria: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Belgium: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Brazil: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 6 / 6 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8
Canada: 19 / 34 / 51 / 85 / 101 / 140 / 165 / 201 / 214 / 242(1) / 280(1) /
284(1) / 330(1) / 358(1) / 389(1) / 449(1)
China, Hong Kong SAR, mainland: 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 /
2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4
Colombia: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 6 / 7 / 10
Costa:Rica: 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 8(1) / 8(1) / 8(1) /
8(1) / 8(1) / 8(1)
Cuba: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 3
Denmark: 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
El Salvador: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4
Finland: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2
France: 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 13 / 13 / 13 / 14 / 14
Germany: 3 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 8 / 9 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 11 / 11 / 11 / 12 / 12 / 12
/ 12
Guatemala: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 3
Ireland: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Israel: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7
Italy: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 6 / 6 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 9
Japan: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4
Mexico: 97(7) / 156(9) / 397(16) / 506(19) / 590(25) / 822(29) / 942(29) /
1112(42) / 1204(44) / 1364(45) / 1626(45) / 1626(48) / 2059(56) / 2059(56)
/ 2446(60) / 2446(60)
Netherlands: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3
New Zealand: 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 6 / 6 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7
Norway: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Panama: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 3 / 15 / 16 / 29 / 29 / :40
Poland: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Portugal: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Republic of Korea: 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 /
3 / 3
Spain: 13 / 13 / 13 / 40 / 54 / 57 / 73 / 81 / 88 / 88 / 93 / 95 / 95 / 98
/ 100 / 100
Sweden: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Switzerland: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Thailand: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2
United Kingdom: 8 / 8 / 15 / 15 / 18 / 27 / 28 / 32 / 34 / 85 / 39 / 47 /
55 / 68 / 71 / 71
United States: 109(1) / 141(1) / 160(1) / 226(1) / 286(1) / 403(1) / 642(2)
/ 896(2) / 896(2) / 1639(2) / 2254(2) / 2532(3) / 2600(3) / 3009(3) /
3352(3) / 4298(3)
Total No. countries reporting cases: 11 / 13 / 16 / 18 / 21 / 21 / 23 / 24
/ 25 / 29 / 29 / 30 / 30 / 33 / 33 / 34
Total cases reported: 257(8) / 367(10) / 658(17) / 898(20) / 1085(26) /
1490(30) / 1893(31) / 2371(44) / 2500(46) / 2440(48) / 4379(49) / 4694(53)
/ 5251(61) / 5728(61) / 6497(65) / 7520(65)

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[2] PAHO - Americas regional update
Date: 15 May 2009
Source: PAHO H1N1 flu website [edited]
<http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1373&Itemid=1167>

Summary of the current situation
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Up to 15 May 2009, 8183 confirmed cases of the new virus influenza A (H1N1)
infection, including 72 deaths, have been notified in 13 countries of the
Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and the United States. (Figure
1). The date of the onset of symptoms of the 1st confirmed case was 28 Mar
2009 in the United States.

There was a new case in Peru: a 27 year old woman of Peruvian nationality,
who flew from New York to Lima [on] 9 May 2009. She started having upper
respiratory symptoms and developed a mild to moderate clinical picture,
with satisfactory evolution. Another country is Ecuador where a patient had
positive laboratory tests results in that country.

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[3] CDC - USA update
Date: 15 May 2009
Source: CDC H1N1 flu website [edited]
<http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/>

H1N1 flu (swine flu)
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Cumulative total of laboratory confirmed cases (deaths), by state, 30 Apr
-- 15 May 2009
States: Cases (deaths) Apr 30 / May 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
/ 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Alabama: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 9 / 9 / 41 / 55
Arkansas: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2
Arizona: 1 / 4 / 4 / 18 / 17 / 17 / 48 / 48 / 131 / 182 / 182 / 182 / 187 /
187 / 432 / 435(1)
California: 14 / 13 / 24 / 26 / 30 / 49 / 67 / 106 / 107 / 171 / 282 / 191
/ 193 / 221 / 473 / 504
Colorado: 0 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 7 / 6 / 17 / 17 / 25 / 41 / 39 / 39 / 44 / 44 /
47 / 55
Connecticut: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 14 / 24 / 24 / 28 / 33 /
38 / 47
Delaware: 0 / 4 / 4 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 33 / 38 / 39 / 44 / 44 / 44 / 45 / 54
/ 58 / 60
Florida: 0 / 0 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 6 / 43 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 58 / 65 / 68
Georgia: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 8 / 36 / 18
Hawaii: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 10 / 10
Idaho: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 5
Illinois: 0 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 8 / 82 / 122 / 204 / 392 / 421 / 466 / 487 / 554
/ 592 / 620 / 638
Indiana: 1 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 15 / 15 / 29 / 39 / 39 / 39 / 61 / 70 / 70
/ 71
Iowa: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 5 / 5 / 43 / 43 / 43 / 55 / 55 / 58 / 66
Kansas: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 7 / 12 / 12 / 36 / 18 / 22 / 23 / 28 / 30
Kentucky*: 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 13 / 13
Louisiana: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 20 / 33 / 45 / 57
Maine: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 1 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 6 / 6 / 13 / 14
Maryland: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 23 / 23 / 23 / 23 / 23 / 28 / 28
Massachusetts: 2 / 2 / 6 / 7 / 6 / 6 / 45 / 71 / 83 / 89 / 88 / 88 / 107 /
107 / 109 / 135
Michigan: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 8 / 9 / 49 / 103 / 114 / 130 / 133 / 134
/ 141 / 142
Minnesota: 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 7 / 7 / 24 / 31 / 34 / 36
Missouri: 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 9 / 10 / 10 / 14 / 14 / 18 / 20 / 19
Montana: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 5 / 4
Nebraska: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 13 / 13 / 13 / 19 / 21 / 23 / 27
Nevada: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 5 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 12 / 21 / 25 / 26
New Hampshire: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 16 / 17 / 18
/ 18
New Jersey: 0 / 5 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 6 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 14
New Mexico: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 8 / 8 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 44 / 51
/ 68
New York: 51 / 50 / 51 / 63 / 73 / 90 / 97 / 98 / 174 / 190 / 190 / 190 /
192 / 211 / 224 / 242
North Carolina: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 11 / 11 / 12 /
12 / 12
North Dakota: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2
Ohio: 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 5 / 5 / 6 / 12 / 6 / 6 / 7 / 11 / 12 / 14
Oklahoma: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 11 / 4 / 4 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 22 / 22 / 26
Oregon: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 15 / 15 / 15 / 15 / 15 / 17 / 17 / 74 / 74 / 94
/ 94
Pennsylvania: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 17 / 22 /
50 / 47
Rhode Island: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 / 8
South Carolina: 0 / 16 / 13 / 15 / 15 / 16 / 16 / 17 / 29 / 42 / 32 / 32 /
32 / 32 / 34 / 36
South Dakota: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 5 / 4
Tennessee: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 36 / 46 / 54 / 54 / 54 / 57 / 63
/ 74
Texas: 16(1) / 28(1) / 28(1) / 40(1) / 41(1) / 41(1) / 61(2) / 91(2) /
93(2) / 110(2) / 108(2) / 179(2) / 206(2) / 293(2) / 439(2) / 506(2)
Utah: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 1 / 8 / 24 / 60 / 63 / 63 / 67 / 72 / 80 / 91
Vermont: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Virginia: 0 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 11 / 14 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 17 / 17 / 20
/ 21
Washington: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 23 / 33 / 83 / 102(1) / 128(1) /
176(1) / 176(1) / 195(1) / 246(1)
Washington, DC: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 7 / 9 / 10
/ 12
Wisconsin: 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 6 / 26 / 240 / 317 / 357 / 384 / 437 /
496 / 510 / 613
Total number of states: 10 / 19 / 21 / 30 / 36 / 38 / 41 / 41 / 43 / 44 /
44 / 44 / 45 / 45 / 47 / 47
Total counts, cases (deaths): 91(1) / 141(1) / 160(1) / 226(1) / 279(1) /
403(1) / 642(2) / 896(2) / 1639(2) / 2254(2) / 2532(3) / 2600(3) / 3009(3)
/ 3352(3) / 4298(3) / 4714(4)
*Case is resident of Kentucky but currently hospitalized in Georgia.

[For a map of number of cases by state, see
<http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm> - Mod.MPP]

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[4] Mexico - MOH update
Date: 15 May 2009 [Trans. by Mod.MPP]
Source: Secretaria de Salud website (MOH) [edited]
<http://portal.salud.gob.mx/contenidos/noticias/influenza/estadisticas.html>

Case counts: 29 Apr 2009 / May 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12
/ 13 / 14 / 15
Number of confirmed cases: 99 / 397 / 443 / 506 / 727 / 866 / 1112 / 1204 /
1364 / 1626 / 2059 / 2282 / 2446 / 2656 / 2895
Number of deaths: 8 / 16 / 16 / 19 / 26 / 26 / 42 / 44 / 45 / 48 / 56 / 58
/ 60 / 64 / 66

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[For an update on the epidemiologic situation of the outbreak in Mexico as
of 15 May 2009, see
<http://portal.salud.gob.mx/sites/salud/descargas/pdf/influenza/situacion_actual_epidemia_150509.pdf>.
An updated epidemic curve with indicators of dates of specific measures
implemented in the country.

Updated age distribution of cases (as of 15 May 2009)
age group (years): no. cases / no. deaths / case fatality rate (per cent)
0-9 : 799 / 5 / 0.6
10-19: 733 / 4 / 0.5
20-29: 557 / 20 / 3.6
30-39: 324 / 13 / 4.0
40-49: 254 / 10 / 3.9
50-59: 155 / 10 / 6.5
60 and over: 58 / 4 / 6.9
not available: 15 / 0 / --
Totals: 2895 / 66 / 2.3
- Mod.MPP]

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[5] Canada - Public Health Agency of Canada
Date: 15 May 2009
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada [edited]
<http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine-porcine/surveillance-eng.php>

Province: Cumulative confirmed cases (deaths) of human swine influenza as of:
30 Apr / May 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Alberta: 6 / 8 / 15 / 18 / 24 / 26 / 30 / 33 / 42(1) / 46(1) / 48(1) /
52(1) / 53(1) / 61(1) / 67(1) / 67(1)
British Columbia: 11 / 15 / 22 / 29 / 39 / 46 / 54 / 54 / 60 / 79 / 79 / 79
/ 83 / 92 / 96 / 4
Manitoba: 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 4
Nova Scotia: 8 / 14 / 16 / 33 / 38 / 48 / 53 / 53 / 56 / 56 / 56 / 57 / 64
/ 65 / 66 / 66
New Brunswick: 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Ontario: 8 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 31 / 36 / 49 / 56 / 61 / 76 / 76 / 110 / 113 /
119 / 155 / 187
Prince Edward Island: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3
/ 3 / 3
Quebec: 1 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 10 / 11 / 15 / 15 / 15 / 16 / 25 / 26 / 38
/ 47
Saskatchewan: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 10 / 12 / 16 / 17
/ 19
Yukon: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Total no. Provinces/Territories with cases: 5 / 6 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 9 /
9 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10
Total: 34 / 51 / 70 / 101 / 140 / 165 / 201 / 214 / 242(1) / 280(1) /
284(1) / 330(1) / 358(1) / 389(1) / 449(1) / 496(1)
(1) Number of deaths is included in the number of cases

[An epidemic curve available at the above URL link illustrates the course
of the current H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu) outbreak in Canada, showing
the dates when symptoms began for each of the laboratory-confirmed cases. -
Mod.MPP]

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[6] News briefs
Date: 13 May 2009

[Below are links to newswires with information on confirmed cases in
countries not included in official updates from 6 May 2009, and other
events of potential interest. The newswires are full of reports of
suspected cases in many countries. Reports have been filtered and discarded
as more information becomes available during the day. - Mod.MPP]

Americas:
USA - 5th death confirmed, individual in Texas with pre-existing cardiac
disease <http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE54E63620090515>

Europe:
Turkey: 1st case confirmed, USA traveller in Turkey
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aRdJOt_PwF9M&refer=europe>

Asia:
Malaysia: 1st 2 cases confirmed, history of travel to USA
<http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=950744&lang=eng_news&cate_img=316.jpg&cate_rss=news_Health>

India: 1st case confirmed, history of travel to USA (New York)
<http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-39664320090516>
Japan: 1st case locally acquired confirmed
<http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/37b88bab-www.weartv.com.shtml>

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[To summarize the current situation, as of 6:00 AM GMT on 15 May 2009 there
have been a total of 7520 cases and 65 deaths of influenza A (H1N1)
infection officially reported to WHO coming from 34 countries, up from 6497
confirmed cases and 65 deaths from 33 countries yesterday (14 May 2009). As
of 17:00 GMT-4, there have been a total of 8183 cases and 72 deaths
reported worldwide, with 13 countries in the Americas reporting cases. The
new countries with confirmed cases in the Americas include Peru and
Ecuador, both locations reporting history of travel to the USA prior to
onset of illness; and outside of the Americas, Belgium officially confirmed
the 1st case of influenza A (H1N1) infection. According to newswires, in
the past 24 hours, India, Malaysia and Turkey have confirmed their 1st
cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection, all epidemiologically linked to the
USA, and the USA has confirmed a 5th death attributable to influenza A
(H1N1) infection.

The USA has officially reported 4714 laboratory confirmed cases coming from
47 states (compared with 4298 cases from 47 states on 13 May 2009), and 4
deaths (all in individuals with pre-existing illnesses). Canada has
reported 496 cases from 10 provinces with 1 death in an individual with
pre-existing illness, up from 449 cases and one death reported from 10
provinces/territories on 14 May 2009. As of 8:40 AM GMT-5, Mexico has
reported 2895 confirmed cases with 66 deaths (compared with 2656 cases and
64 deaths on 14 May 2009).

For a map of reported confirmed cases, worldwide, as of 08:00 GMT 14 May
2009, see <http://www.who.int/csr/don/h1n1_20090515_0800.jpg>. For an
interactive map of reported confirmed cases in the Americas, as of 15 May
2009 showing burden of disease by state/province, see
<http://ais.paho.org/flu/sm/en/atlas.html>. - Mod.MPP]

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