Brazil Reports More H1N1 Swine Flu Cases, Now Totals 977
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The dreaded H1N1 swine flu continues unabated in
Brazil as the number of new cases rose by 72 to 977 confirmed cases of the
disease, the Health Ministry said late Wednesday.
Brazil first reported the H1N1 flu on May 8, and the numbers have increased
quickly since then. One patient died after a return trip from Argentina, where
the situation has deteriorated over the last several weeks.
Argentine authorities have confirmed 2,800 cases, with 70 patients dying of
the respiratory disease.
In Brazil, 57% of the infections were caught during international travel, with
the vast majority of them coming from Argentina.
According to the World Health Organization, there are 94,512 cases of the new
flu in 122 countries as of July 6. Around 430 people have died.
-By Kenneth Rapoza, Dow Jones Newswires; 5511-2847-4541; kenneth.rapoza@
dowjones.com
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