WHO Elevates Swine Influenza Pandemic Alert Level To Phase 5
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization has raised the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to 5. As of April 29, nine countries have officially reported 148 cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. The United States Government has reported 91 laboratory confirmed human cases, with one death. Mexico has reported 26 confirmed human cases of infection including seven deaths.