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Human infection with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus: updated interim WHO guidance on global surveillance
A description of WHO pandemic monitoring and surveillance objectives and methods can be found in the updated interim WHO guidance for the surveillance of human infection with pandemic (H1N1) virus.

Laboratory-confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 as officially reported to WHO by States Parties to the IHR (2005) as of 18 October 2009
Map of affected countries and deaths
The countries and overseas territories/communities that have newly reported their first pandemic (H1N1) 2009 confirmed cases since the last web update (No.70): Mongolia, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe.

The countries and overseas territories/communities that have newly reported their first deaths among pandemic (H1N1) 2009 confirmed cases since the last web update (No 70): Iceland, Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago.

Region     Cumulative total
 
as of 18 October 2009
 

 
WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO)
 incidents: 13297 deaths: 75
 
WHO Regional Office for the Americas (AMRO)
 incidents: 160129      deaths: 3539
 
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO)
 incidents:14739    deaths:  96
 
WHO Regional Office for Europe (EURO)
 incidents: Over 63000 deaths: At least 261
 
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO)
 incidents: 41513 deaths: 573
 
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO)
 incidents: 122267 deaths: 455
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 Incidents: Over 414945 deaths: At least 4999
 
*Given that countries are no longer required to test and report individual cases, the number of cases reported actually understates the real number of cases.

 courtesy: WHO