Influenza A(H1N1) - update 14

4 May 2009 -- As of 18:00 GMT, 4 May 2009, 21 countries have officially reported 1085 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.

Mexico has reported 590 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection, including 25 deaths. The United States has reported 286 laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death.

The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths - Austria (1), Canada (101), China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1), Costa Rica (1), Colombia (1), Denmark (1), El Salvador (2), France (4), Germany (8), Ireland (1), Israel (4), Italy (2), Netherlands (1), New Zealand (6), Portugal (1), Republic of Korea (1), Spain (54), Switzerland (1) and the United Kingdom (18).

It is considered prudent for people who are ill to delay international travel and for people developing symptoms following international travel to seek medical attention, in line with guidance from national authorities. Individuals are advised to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water on a regular basis and should seek medical attention if they develop any symptoms of influenza-like illness.

WHO advises no restriction of regular travel or closure of borders.

There is no risk of infection from this virus from consumption of well-cooked pork and pork products.

Further information on the situation will be available on the WHO website on a regular basis.

H1N1流感最新簡報13

2009年5月4日 -- 截至2009年5月4日格林尼治時間06︰00時，20個國家正式報告了985例甲型H1N1流感感染病例。

墨西哥報告了590例實驗室確認的人類感染病例，包括25例死亡。墨西哥報告的病例數目較高，是目前對以前收集的標本進行檢測的結果。美國政府報告了226例實驗室確認的人患病例，包括1例死亡。

下列國家報告了實驗室確認的病例，但無死亡病例︰奧地利（1），加拿大（85），中國香港特別行政區（1），哥斯大黎加（1），哥倫比亞（1），丹麥（1），薩爾瓦多（2），法蘭西（2），德國（8），愛爾蘭（1），以色列（3），義大利（1），荷蘭（1），紐西蘭（4），韓國（1），西班牙（40），瑞士（1）和英國（15）。