Central America Swine Flu Update

Thursday June 11, 2009

As the WHO declares swine flu a global pandemic (CNN.com), it's advisable to know which countries have suffered outbreaks, and how many. At the time I write this on June 11, 2009, confirmed swine flu cases in Central America are as follows:

Panama swine flu: 229 cases
Costa Rica swine flu: 104 cases, 1 death
Honduras swine flu: 89 cases
El Salvador swine flu: 69 cases
Guatemala swine flu: 60 cases
Nicaragua swine flu: 45 cases

There have been no confirmed cases of swine flu in Belize. As a basis for comparison, there have been 13,217 confirmed cases of swine flu in the US (and 27 deaths), and 6,241 in Mexico (and 108 deaths).You can keep tabs on swine flu in Central America and the rest of the world via the frequent updates on the World Health Organization website.