Pandemic flu H1N1, which has killed 16,455 since March 2009, continues to decline worldwide, according to the latest report published today by WHO. "As of February 28, 2010, more than 212 countries and territories around the world have reported laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1, which killed at least 16,455", 229 extra deaths in one week, said WHO in a note.
At the height of the disease in the northern hemisphere, WHO reported more than a thousand deaths a week. In the region most affected by the pandemic, the American continent, the flu has peaked in October-November, had considered the WHO in January. But H1N1 continues to be the predominant flu virus worldwide and the organization, following the advice of his emergency committee, said Feb. 24 it was too early to announce that the peak of flu had increased in the world.
"In the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere, the flu pandemic continues to be detected in many countries, however, the general activity of influenza continues to decline in most places, "the WHO said Friday. The transmission of the virus thus remains "active" in parts of southeast Asia, especially Thailand and Burma, and in limited areas eastern and south-eastern Europe, according to WHO. She also notes that several countries in West Africa including Senegal "relate more and more cases of flu pandemic although surveillance data are limited in these areas."
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