The U.S. has confirmed 2,618 cases in 44 states.
Deaths: 61
- Mexico: 56
- U.S.: 3
- Canada: 1
- Costa Rica: 1
For the record, I was out all weekend in restaurants and subways and didn’t constantly Purell my hands (!), and I am still Swine-free!
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Slowing Down?
The number of confirmed cases is now at 787, as the number of backlogged cases have been processed. Mexico says the numbers have stabilized in their country.
In a new twist, Canada is reporting that a pig has caught swine flu from a person who had it.
Speaking of pigs, Egyptians have been fighting with police over the order to cull all their pigs. Sadly, it looks like they will all be eating less delicious bacon.
Things seem to be calming down. But as the Boston Globe reports:
“More concerning is whether the virus will return, perhaps harder, when regular influenza begins its march here. Flu season in the Southern Hemisphere is about to begin, and U.S. authorities will watch how the swine flu circulates there over the coming months as they prepare the first vaccine and then decide whether to order that large amounts of it be produced in the fall.
Even if the new virus doesn’t prove as potent as authorities feared, Besser said that doesn’t mean the U.S. and World Health Organization overreacted in racing to prevent a pandemic, or worldwide spread, of a virus never before seen.
With a new infectious disease, “you basically get one shot, you get one chance to try to reduce the impact,” Besser said. “You take a very aggressive approach and as you learn more information you can tailor your response.”
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