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FACTBOX-Worldwide spread of flu outbreak

Tue May 5, 2009 9:20pm EDT

May 5 (Reuters) - Here are details of the latest number of worldwide cases of the new strain of the H1N1 flu virus:

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COUNTRY DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES SUSPECTED CASES

MEXICO 29* 942 n/a

UNITED STATES 2 421 700

CANADA 0 165 0

SPAIN 0 57 63

BRITAIN 0 28 333

GERMANY 0 9 20

NEW ZEALAND 0 6 107

FRANCE 0 4 28

ITALY 0 5 13

ISRAEL 0 4 0

EL SALVADOR 0 2 2

SOUTH KOREA 0 2 38

COLOMBIA 0 1 131

SWITZERLAND 0 1 23

AUSTRIA 0 1 2

COSTA RICA 0 1 7

PORTUGAL 0 1 0

DENMARK 0 1 0

HONG KONG 0 1 0

IRELAND 0 1 0

NETHERLANDS 0 1 0

GUATEMALA 0 1 0

ARGENTINA 0 0 51

AUSTRALIA 0 0 35

BRAZIL 0 0 28

VENEZUELA 0 0 9

PERU 0 0 7

JAPAN 0 0 3

CHILE 0 0 7

BELIZE 0 0 2

SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2

BENIN 0 0 1

FINLAND 0 0 1

NORWAY 0 0 1

SWEDEN 0 0 1

MALAYSIA 0 0 1

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TOTAL: 31 1,655 1,616

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NOTES:

* Mexico cut its confirmed death toll from the H1N1 flu to 26, as dozens of test samples came back negative.

Sources: WHO/CDC/National health authorities



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