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Influenza A (H1N1) update for July 1, 2009
Laboratory-confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 as officially reported to WHO by States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005)
The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases is given in this table and the following map.
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Influenza A (H1N1) update for June 12, 2009
As of 07:00 GMT, 12 June 2009, 74 countries have officially reported 29,669 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 145 deaths.
The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases by country is given in the following table and map.
Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [png 203kb]
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Influenza A (H1N1) update for June 11, 2009
As of 14:00 GMT, 11 June 2009, 74 countries have officially reported 28,774 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 144 deaths.
The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases by country is given in the following table and map.
Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [png 202kb]
![Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [png 202kb]](http://www.who.int/entity/csr/don/GlobalSubnationalMasterGradSym_20090611_1600.png){kind=link}
Influenza A (H1N1) update for June 10, 2009
As of 06:00 GMT, 10 June 2009, 74 countries have officially reported 27,737 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 141 deaths.
The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases by country is given in the following table and map.
Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [png 200kb]
![Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [png 200kb]](http://www.who.int/entity/csr/don/Map_20090610_0800.png){kind=link}
Influenza A (H1N1) update for June 8, 2009
As of 06:00 GMT, 8 June 2009, 73 countries have officially reported 25,288 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 139 deaths.
The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases by country is given in the following table and map.
Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [png 251kb]
![Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [png 251kb]](http://www.who.int/entity/csr/don/Map_20090608_0800.png){kind=link}
In the news
Effort aims to merge technology from four companies to create the first sticker with all-printed electronics... A plastic temperature-recording sticker that could provide detailed histories of crates of food or bottles of vaccine would be the first to use all-printed electronics components—including memory, logic, and even the battery. The cost per sticker could be only 30 cents or less. {Technology Review, 30 Jan}
Ralph Tripp is the Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Vaccine Development in the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine. The influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and antiviral {Infection Control Today, 27 Jan}
Justin Meyer, an MSU graduate student, led a team of researchers, including Devin Dobias, former MSU undergraduate student, that showed how new viruses evolve. Photo by G.L. Kohuth. In the current issue of Science, researchers at Michigan State {Infection Control Today, 26 Jan}
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