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H1N1 pandemic spreading fast: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the H1N1 flu pandemic was the fastest-moving pandemic ever and that it was now pointless to count every case.

H1N1 pandemic spreading fast: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the H1N1 flu pandemic was the fastest-moving pandemic ever and that it was now pointless to count every case. It also added that it has become nearly impossible for health authorities to keep count of individual cases, which have mostly been mild, as the virus spreads.

WHO revised its requirements so that national health authorities need only report clusters of severe cases or deaths caused by the new virus or unusual clinical patterns.

The new flu strain can be treated by antivirals such as Tamiflu (containing oseltamivir) or Relenza (containing zanamivir), but many patients recover without medical treatment.

So far India has reported over 250 HIN1 positive cases, but fortunately there have been no deaths yet.

The WHO will no longer issue global tables showing the numbers of confirmed cases for all countries which stood at 94,512 cases with 429 deaths as  per the last update on 6 July.

Instead, it will issue regular updates about the situation in newly affected countries, which should report the first confirmed cases, weekly figures and epidemiological details.

WHO recommended that countries should still test a limited number of virus samples weekly to confirm that disease is actually due to the pandemic virus and to monitor any virological changes that may be important for the development of vaccines.
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