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The number of deaths caused by the Mexican flu has passed 50, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organisation. The Central American Republic of Costa Rica has reported its first flu death while, in the US, in the state of Washington, the third flu fatality has been confirmed. In Mexico, where the outbreak began, 48 people are known to have died from the flu virus.
The WHO says that 4300 people in 29 countries have now been infected with the H1N1 virus. Most of the infections are in Mexico, the US and Canada. Spain, with 93 cases of infection, is the most severely affected European country. In the Netherlands, where three cases of infection have been confirmed, the patients have received medical treatment and are recovering quickly.
On Friday, Canada reported its first flu death. However, doctors said that the woman had a number of pre-existing medical conditions and that they could not be certain that she had died of the virus. The 35-year-old woman from the province of Alberta had not traveled to Mexico.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/6293936/Mexican-flu-deaths-pass-50
The WHO says that 4300 people in 29 countries have now been infected with the H1N1 virus. Most of the infections are in Mexico, the US and Canada. Spain, with 93 cases of infection, is the most severely affected European country. In the Netherlands, where three cases of infection have been confirmed, the patients have received medical treatment and are recovering quickly.
On Friday, Canada reported its first flu death. However, doctors said that the woman had a number of pre-existing medical conditions and that they could not be certain that she had died of the virus. The 35-year-old woman from the province of Alberta had not traveled to Mexico.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/6293936/Mexican-flu-deaths-pass-50