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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

WHO: Swine influenza

WHO's disease emergency control room
WHO
Swine influenza
27 April 2009 -- The Emergency Committee, established in compliance with the International Health Regulations (2005), held its second meeting on 27 April 2009. The Committee considered available data on confirmed outbreaks of A/H1N1 swine influenza in the United States of America, Mexico, and Canada. The Committee also considered reports of possible spread to additional countries. On the advice of the Committee, the WHO Director-General has raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from the current phase 3 to phase 4.
Read the Director-General's statement 

Current WHO phase of pandemic alert 

More on swine influenza 

Swine influenza frequently asked questions [pdf 57kb] 

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