There are over 162,000 cases of influenza A and WHO fears reach 2,000 million infected

The current number of infected influenza A and amounts to 162,380 cases worldwide. So far, the A/H1N1 virus has caused 1154 deaths, according to the balance released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), which noted that "the end of the pandemic there will be 2,000 million affected in any the world.

WHO stated that there have been cases of influenza AH1N1 in 168 countries on five continents, the first since last balance sheet published on 6 July. It clarifies that the total of 162,380 cases, "understates the actual number of affected" since the countries do not have instructions to report the individual case and in addition, many people may have the virus without realizing it because of lack of symptoms . But although the virus is highly contagious, WHO maintains that effect is moderate.

1008 deaths in the Americas

The WHO spokesperson Aphaluck Bhatiasevi said weeks ago the figure expressed by those responsible for the organization in the sense that one third of the world population could be infected by this new flu virus. "At the end of the pandemic, between 15 and 45% of the world population will have been infected by this virus. 30% is the average estimate, and this corresponds to about 2,000 million people," he said.

According to the report distributed and divided according to the WHO Regional Offices, the most affected is that of the Americas, with 98,242 cases, of whom 1008 died. Follow the Western Pacific, with 26,661 cases and 39 deaths; Europe, with 26,089 cases and 41 deaths; Southeast Asia (9,858 cases, 65 deaths), the Eastern Mediterranean (1,301 cases, one death) and Africa (229 cases).