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No person-to-person transmission of swine flu outside North America: WHO

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Source: CBC News

Sustained person-to-person transmission of swine flu is so far contained within North America, a top World Health Official said, as Canada recorded 46 new cases, mainly in Ontario.

"We remain at Phase 5 as we have for the past several days,"said Keiji Fukuda, acting WHO assistant director-general.

Fukuda said that while community-level sustained human-to-human transmission of the H1N1 influenza A virus has been documented in North America, there is no clear evidence of that type of transmission going on in other countries yet.

Fukuda said there are 4,694 cases in 30 countries confirmed, which include 53 deaths. The United States now has the most confirmed cases — 2,532 in 44 states — according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/11/flu-update.html

Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2009 | 6:06 PM ET

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