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UN health agency gives up on counting swine flu

From Associated Press

July 17, 2009 6:01 AM EDT

LONDON - The World Health Organization says it will stop counting individual

cases of swine flu.

Tracking individual swine flu cases is too overwhelming for countries where the

virus is spreading widely, the agency says in a statement. WHO will no longer

issue global totals of swine flu cases, although it will continue to track the

global epidemic.

WHO says countries should look for signs the virus is mutating, such as changes

in the way swine flu is spreading, surges in hospital visits or more severe

cases.

The agency asks countries to report their first confirmed cases, then provide

weekly case numbers with a description of their outbreaks.

WHO had reported nearly 95,000 cases including 429 deaths worldwide. But the

numbers are outdated, with Britain estimating it had 55,000 new cases last week

alone.

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be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Aww!! The poor things!! They've been overwhelmed!!!! Boo, hoo, hoo!!!lol!!!!

~~Ruth

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UN health agency gives up on counting swine flu

From Associated Press

July 17, 2009 6:01 AM EDT

LONDON - The World Health Organization says it will stop counting individual

cases of swine flu.

Tracking individual swine flu cases is too overwhelming for countries where the

virus is spreading widely, the agency says in a statement. WHO will no longer

issue global totals of swine flu cases, although it will continue to track the

global epidemic.

WHO says countries should look for signs the virus is mutating, such as changes

in the way swine flu is spreading, surges in hospital visits or more severe

cases.

The agency asks countries to report their first confirmed cases, then provide

weekly case numbers with a description of their outbreaks.

WHO had reported nearly 95,000 cases including 429 deaths worldwide. But the

numbers are outdated, with Britain estimating it had 55,000 new cases last week

alone.

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Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not

be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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