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<st1:state w:st="on">VICTORIA</st1:state> ? <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">British Columbia</st1:state></st1:place> continues to monitor and respond to the recent spread of the novel H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu). Four new cases were confirmed today, for a total of 83 new cases with individuals having either recovered or recovering.
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How many cases of the H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu) are there in B.C.?<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->BC Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 83 individuals in <st1:state w:st="on">British Columbia</st1:state> so far have tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus that has caused illness in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> and several other countries. Specimens are also tested at the National Microbiology Laboratory in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Winnipeg</st1:city></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]--><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">British Columbia</st1:address></st1:state></st1:place>?s confirmed cases include:<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Thirty-two in Fraser Health;<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Two in Interior Health;<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Sixteen in Northern Health.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Twenty-three in Vancouver Coastal Health; and<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Ten on <st1:place w:st="on">Vancouver Island</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->Clinicians and public health partners across the province have increased vigilance and will continue to report unusual clusters or cases of severe respiratory illnesses.
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Current status of outbreak<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the situation is evolving quickly with more cases expected in the coming weeks and months.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The most current Canadian numbers of confirmed cases are available at <o:p></o:p>
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine-porcine/surveillance-eng.php.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The most current <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> numbers of confirmed cases are available at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/index.htm.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The most current international numbers of confirmed cases are available at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/updates/en/index.html. <o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The WHO has raised the level of influenza pandemic alert to phase 5, meaning there is human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. Phase 6 would indicate a full-fledged global pandemic of influenza. . . . .
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<!--[if supportFields]>*FORMTEXT <![endif]--><!--[if !supportNestedAnchors]--><!--[endif]-->H1N1 FLU VIRUS (HUMAN SWINE FLU) UNDER SURVEILLANCE<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:data>FFFFFFFF000200000000090068006500610064006C 0069006E006500310000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000</w:data> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><![endif]--><o:p></o:p>
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Update: 12 p.m. PDT, May 12, 2009
<st1:state w:st="on">VICTORIA</st1:state> ? <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">British Columbia</st1:state></st1:place> continues to monitor and respond to the recent spread of the novel H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu). Four new cases were confirmed today, for a total of 83 new cases with individuals having either recovered or recovering.
<o:p> </o:p>
How many cases of the H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu) are there in B.C.?<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->BC Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 83 individuals in <st1:state w:st="on">British Columbia</st1:state> so far have tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus that has caused illness in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> and several other countries. Specimens are also tested at the National Microbiology Laboratory in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Winnipeg</st1:city></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]--><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">British Columbia</st1:address></st1:state></st1:place>?s confirmed cases include:<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Thirty-two in Fraser Health;<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Two in Interior Health;<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Sixteen in Northern Health.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Twenty-three in Vancouver Coastal Health; and<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->o<!--[endif]-->Ten on <st1:place w:st="on">Vancouver Island</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->Clinicians and public health partners across the province have increased vigilance and will continue to report unusual clusters or cases of severe respiratory illnesses.
<o:p> </o:p>
Current status of outbreak<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the situation is evolving quickly with more cases expected in the coming weeks and months.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The most current Canadian numbers of confirmed cases are available at <o:p></o:p>
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine-porcine/surveillance-eng.php.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The most current <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> numbers of confirmed cases are available at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/index.htm.<o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The most current international numbers of confirmed cases are available at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/updates/en/index.html. <o:p></o:p>
<!--[if !supportLists]-->?<!--[endif]-->The WHO has raised the level of influenza pandemic alert to phase 5, meaning there is human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. Phase 6 would indicate a full-fledged global pandemic of influenza. . . . .
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