Thursday, April 30, 2009

First H1N1 Case in Switzerland; US Cases Rise

"Switzerland confirmed on Thursday its first case of swine flu, saying a young man returning from Mexico had tested positive for the virus" He tested positive at a hospital in Baden, near Zurich.

http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLU680898

168 Lab-confirmed Cases (8 deaths) Total in 11 Countries:

The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases - Austria (1), Canada (13), Germany (3), Israel (2), Mexico (26; 7 deaths), New Zealand (3), Peru (1), Spain (4), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (5), and the United States (109; 1 death).

US Cases: 109 in 11 States

Arizona: 1
California: 14
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 2
Massachusetts: 2
Michigan: 1
Nevada: 1
New York: 50
Ohio: 1
South Carolina: 10
Texas: 26 (1 death)

CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/index.htm

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