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H1N1 is now world's dominant flu virus, World Health Organization says
Friday, 11.06.2009, 09:52am
The H1N1 virus has now become the dominant influenza virus around
the globe, with high levels and an increase of activity in many
regions, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
In a
weekly update, the WHO's point person on the H1N1 virus, Dr. Keiji
Fukuda, also warned the public not to treat the virus like just another
flu.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine - update 1
Tuesday, 11.03.2009, 11:00am
According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the country has now recorded more than 250 000 cases of influenza-like illness, with 235 patients requiring intensive care. As of 2 November, 70 deaths from acute respiratory illness have been reported.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine
Sunday, 11.01.2009, 12:00pm
On 28 October 2009, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine informed WHO, through its Country Office in Ukraine, about an unusually high level of activity of acute respiratory illness in the western part of the country, associated with an increased number of hospital admissions and fatalities.
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Experts advise WHO on pandemic vaccine policies and strategies
Friday, 10.30.2009, 05:00am
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, which advises WHO on policies and strategies for vaccines and immunization, devoted a session of its 27–29 October meeting to pandemic influenza vaccines. The experts reviewed the current epidemiological situation of the pandemic worldwide and considered issues and options from a public health perspective.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 72
Friday, 10.30.2009, 05:00am
As of 25 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 440,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 5700 deaths reported to WHO.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 71
Friday, 10.23.2009, 05:00am
As of 17 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 414,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and nearly 5000 deaths reported to WHO.
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Clinical features of severe cases of pandemic influenza
Friday, 10.16.2009, 05:44am
To gather information about the clinical features and management of pandemic influenza, WHO hosted a three-day meeting at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization in Washington, DC on 14–16 October. Findings and experiences were presented by around 100 clinicians, scientists, and public health professionals from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Oceania.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 70
Friday, 10.16.2009, 05:00am
As of 11 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 399232 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 4735 deaths reported to WHO.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 69
Friday, 10.09.2009, 05:00am
As of 4 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 375,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 4500 deaths reported to WHO.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 68
Friday, 10.02.2009, 05:00am
As of 27 September 2009, worldwide there have been more than 340,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 4100 deaths reported to WHO.
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In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a novel influenza A virus.
This particular H1N1 strain has not circulated previously in humans. The virus is entirely new.
The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries.
This is only part of the picture. With few exceptions, countries with large numbers of cases are those with good surveillance and testing procedures in place.
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