Last year, 2009 there was an outbreak in Mexico that we call
swine flu (h1n1). More then 150 people died. It started to spread out really fast, infecting
people in several countries and causing governments to issue warnings and
advisories against travel to Mexico.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide,
more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported
laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza h1n1, 2009, including at least
16.455 deaths.
According to BBC News 27. October 2010, there are
two swine flu cases confirmed in Northern Ireland. Dr Brian Smyth, from the PHA
said “ there were likely to be
more “sporadic” cases of swine flue over the next few weeks as the flue season
kicks in.”
They are not expecting the flu to be as bad like last year, so far
there have not been any cases confirmed in Iceland.
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