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| Regional Update, Pandemic (H1N1) 2009. (Published on April 26, 2010) |
The information contained within this update is obtained from data provided by Ministries of Health of Member States and National Influenza Centers through reports sent to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) or updates on their web pages.
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Weekly Update
- In North America, acute respiratory disease activity remained stable and is lower than expected in most areas.
- Caribbean countries reported unchanged or decreasing trends in acute respiratory disease except Jamaica which reported an increasing trend.
- In Central America, Guatemala and Panama reported increasing trends in acute respiratory disease.
- In South American countries, Brazil and Venezuela reported increasing trends in acute respiratory disease.
- In Canada and the United States, the 100% of all subtyped influenza A viruses were pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
- 7 new confirmed deaths in 4 countries were reported; in total there have been 8,316 cumulative confirmed deaths.