The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday rose to 257 confirmed cases of swine flu virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday rose to 257 confirmed cases of swine flu virus Because there are only eight confirmed deaths: seven in Mexico and one in United States. WHO has decided to no longer call but swine flu "influenza AH1N1.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) decided to change the name of the hitherto known by the swine flu influenza AH1N1. "We have abandoned the name of the swine flu influenza AH1N1 because the virus is becoming increasingly more humane and had less to do with the animal," said spokesman Dick Thomson of the institution.

According to figures provided by the Mexican authorities, the number of people confirmed infected with the disease in Mexico is 99, eight of which (one with respect to data provided by WHO) died as a result of the virus. The WHO-confirmed cases were detected in those laboratories A/H1N1 virus and reported by governments, so that discrepancies often occur between the figures provided by some agencies and others.

The EU rejected the French proposal on Thursday to suspend flights to Mexico to curb the spread of the new flu, "as announced by the French Minister of Health, Rosalyn Bachelot. A majority of EU countries rejected this initiative during the Council of Health Ministers of the EU is considering measures against the common flu outbreak, said Bachelot.

Czech Minister of Health, Daniela Filipiova, argued that a ban on flights from Mexico would have "an effect" as the passengers come through other countries and it is not possible to know who embarked on Mexican territory, so they do not follow a doctor.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of USA Today reported that the number of confirmed cases in the country has risen to 109, spread over 11 states. In addition, the following countries have reported their figures to their laboratory-confirmed cases, none fatal moment: Canada (19 cases), Spain (13), United Kingdom (8), New Zealand (3), Germany (3), israel (2), Austria (1), Switzerland (1) and Netherlands (1).

WHO has raised the alert level to 5 (of 6), does not believe in counting the cases confirmed by laboratories that have not been notified officially, and therefore the figures of the organization is behind Figures released by the government.

The Center for Prevention and Disease Control in the EU (ECDC) cree that the number of Europeans who could suffer the disease "is probably between 40% and 50%, while the majority suffer for the moderate," said one of its experts, Angus Nicoll. "Only a few people suffer from the severe form, presumably the older people and those suffering from chronic diseases," Nicoll said in a news conference broadcast from the headquarters in Stockholm.

The number of confirmed cases rises to 13 in Spain, and under observation for possible infection has risen to a hundred, said Spanish Minister of Health, Trinidad Jimenez.

The number of suspected cases and deaths from respiratory diseases in Mexico City has declined, but on Sunday we will have confirmed or not a real stabilization of the outbreak, said today the mayor of the capital, Marcelo Ebrard.

The Mexican government hopes that the epidemic lasts less than three months, after which the economy can recover quickly, said today the finance secretary of Mexico, Agustin Carstens.

Carstens said that the epidemic will cause a reduction in economic activity of between 0.3 and 0.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

A Japanese citizen who arrived today at the Tokyo airport on a flight from Los Angeles (USA) could be the first such case of influenza in Japan, according to the local agency Kyodo reported.

The Dutch government today confirmed the first case in the country, identified in a child of three years who returned this week from a trip to Mexico.

South America reported today the first confirmed case of infection by the disease to give a positive analysis argentina citizen in Peru.

The confirmation of the case led the Peruvian Government to order the suspension of flights to and from Mexico, where women came.

In Chile, where they found 24 suspected cases, the country's president, Michelle Bachelet called for calm and called for "caution" when making estimates of possible contagion.

The statement came after Bachelet manifestations of Senator Guido Girardi, who said that if no measures are taken, the virus could be recovered 100,000 dead in Chile.