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05-28-2009, 03:30 PM
The Dominican Republic became the third island in the Caribbean to report the appearance of H1N1 virus, when Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez confirmed two cases yesterday. One is of a 58-year old woman who lives in Santiago and returned from a convention in Seattle, and the other of a 23-year old woman who had traveled to Orlando, Florida and lives in the province of Santo Domingo. The other two Caribbean islands to report the virus are Cuba and Puerto Rico.
The Pan American Health Organization confirmed that as of 27 May 2009, there were 14,207 confirmed cases of the new virus influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 99 deaths, in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States and Uruguay. While not on the PAHO list, Puerto Rico also reported a case of the virus earlier this week.
The date of the onset of symptoms of the first confirmed case was 28 March 2009 in the United States.
The World Health Organization is not recommending any travel restrictions related to the outbreak of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.
As of 27 May 2009, 48 countries around the world have reported a total of 15,064 cases of Influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 99 deaths. 94% of global cases are in the Americas. In the Americas region, there were 1,671 confirmed cases more than yesterday.
The flu has caused 83 deaths in Mexico, 14 in the United States, two in Canada and one in Costa Rica. Nevertheless, the head of influenza at the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the virus has not reached the level of a pandemic and that a modification in the classification of the worldwide outbreak would not change the responses from governments.
The Pan-American Health Organization says that thousands die every year from seasonal epidemics, but the attention to this virus arose because it is a new virus and one to which the population has no immunity.
For FAQ on the virus, see www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/en/index.html (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/en/index.html)
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The Pan American Health Organization confirmed that as of 27 May 2009, there were 14,207 confirmed cases of the new virus influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 99 deaths, in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States and Uruguay. While not on the PAHO list, Puerto Rico also reported a case of the virus earlier this week.
The date of the onset of symptoms of the first confirmed case was 28 March 2009 in the United States.
The World Health Organization is not recommending any travel restrictions related to the outbreak of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.
As of 27 May 2009, 48 countries around the world have reported a total of 15,064 cases of Influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 99 deaths. 94% of global cases are in the Americas. In the Americas region, there were 1,671 confirmed cases more than yesterday.
The flu has caused 83 deaths in Mexico, 14 in the United States, two in Canada and one in Costa Rica. Nevertheless, the head of influenza at the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the virus has not reached the level of a pandemic and that a modification in the classification of the worldwide outbreak would not change the responses from governments.
The Pan-American Health Organization says that thousands die every year from seasonal epidemics, but the attention to this virus arose because it is a new virus and one to which the population has no immunity.
For FAQ on the virus, see www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/en/index.html (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/en/index.html)
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