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ECDC situation report on new influenza A(H1N1) infection 27 May 2009

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Main developments in past 24 hours

Two new confirmed cases in Greece with probable exposure in the UK;

First confirmed case reported from Romania in a traveller returning from New York, USA;

New cases in returning travellers reported from Ireland, Finland, Poland, Belgium and France (1 each);

Global increase of cases world-wide mainly in the Southern hemisphere;

First case reported in Singapore.

This report is based on official information provided by the national public health websites, or through other official communication channels. In addition, outside of the EU and EFTA countries, media reports from credible sources are included when quoting national authorities. An update on the number of confirmed cases as of 27 May, 17:00 hours CEST, is presented in Table 1 and Table 2.

Disclaimer: the number of confirmed cases reported is based on laboratory test results, except for the US. Depending on the national laboratory testing policies, the actual number of cases by country may therefore be higher.

Epidemiological update

In the past 24 hours, 8 new cases were confirmed in the EU and EFTA countries.

Romania reported its first confirmed case in a returning traveller from New York, USA. The new confirmed cases from Ireland (1), Finland (1) Belgium (1), France (1) and Poland (1) were all in returning travellers from the USA.

Greece reported two new confirmed cases which most likely acquired the infection in Edinburgh, UK. Both of them are students attending the same university in the UK and were close contacts. The first case developed symptoms in the UK, the second one after his return to Greece. This is the first detection of confirmed cases in EU/EFTA countries with probable exposure in another EU/EFTA country.

A total of 422 confirmed cases are now reported from 20 EU and EFTA countries (Table 1).

Outside of the EU and EFTA countries, a total of 13,373 cases are currently reported. Chile reported 37 new cases and Australia 22. Fourteen of Australia's 61 confirmed cases were passengers or crew members of a cruise ship. Japan reported 10 additional cases.

Two more deaths were reported from Mexico. The total number of deaths increased to 98 globally (Table 2).