PARIS (AFP) – An overview of the current swine flu situation:
- MEXICO: Epicentre of the current outbreak with seven confirmed swine flu deaths. However there were 159 suspected deaths in the country, and over 1,300 people remained in hospital after exhibiting symptoms of the flu.
- THE UNITED STATES on Wednesday became the only other country to have one confirmed death. Before the announcement 65 people were confirmed by Washington as infected.
- CONFIRMED INFECTIONS, according to the World Health Organization and national governments: The United States 65, Mexico 26, Canada 13, Germany 3, New Zealand 3, Britain 5, Costa Rica 2, Israel 2, New Zealand 3, Spain 4, Austria 1.
NATIONS WITH SUSPECTED INFECTIONS: Argentina 3, Australia 91, Chile 8, Colombia 9, Denmark 5, France 2, Hong Kong 2, Ireland 3, Netherlands several, Poland 3, Portugal 1, South Africa 2, South Korea 6, Sweden 5, Switzerland 5
NATIONS WITH PARTIAL OR TOTAL BANS ON PORK IMPORTS: Bahrain, China, Croatia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Philippines, Lebanon, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
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