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Iraq: Situation report on influenza A H1N1 pandemic (as of 15 Nov 2009)

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As of 15th November 2009, 9:00 AM Baghdad time, 18 governorates ( All Iraq governorates) have reported 1835 laboratory confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 including 9 deaths. Out of the total cases 480 are members of the multinational forces.


Table-1: Laboratory confirmed H1N1 cases reported in Iraq
Governorate
Number of cases
Number of deaths
Baghdad
808
7
Wassit
212
Basra
38
1
Babel
7
Kirkuk
49
Suleimaniyah
10
Kerbala
12
Erbil
12
Najaf
50
1
Thiqar
25
Diala
30
Missan
11
Diwaniyah
64
Ninewah
2
Salaheddin
2
Muthana
10
Anbar
11
Dahuk
2
Multinational forces
480
Total
1835
9

At the EMR regional level, As of 7 November 2009, 23:00 hours, Cairo time, 25,531 laboratory-confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were reported to WHO by 22 out of 22 Member States of WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. Somalia has reported the first 2 cases on the beginning of November. There are 153 related deaths from Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 reported, so far, from 14 member states in the Region. These deaths were reported from Saudi Arabia (28), Oman (25), Islamic Republic of Iran (22), Kuwait (17), Yemen (17), Afghanistan (11), Iraq (9), Bahrain (6), Syria (6), Egypt (5), Jordan (3), Lebanon (2), Palestine (1), and Qatar (1).

As of 8 November 2009, worldwide more than 206 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported over 503,536 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 6,260 deaths. As many countries have stopped counting individual cases, particularly of milder illness, the case count is likely to be significantly lower than the actual number of cases that have occurred. WHO is actively monitoring the progress of the pandemic through frequent consultations with the WHO Regional Offices and member states and through monitoring of multiple sources of data.

* The financial support of the European Committee and their continued follow-up is greatly acknowledged