[SBE] flu facts

[Gary Blievernicht]

My apology, the number reported by Henry  was correct, Looks like I'm spending too much time in small media. 


>>> "Gary Blievernicht" <Garyb at wkar.org> 5/1/2009 9:46 >>>

Actually, the number of deaths confirmed by the World Health Organization is nine (9), eight in Mexico, and one in the United States.
 
Big Media has locked onto the larger number and is repeating it over and over and over, but it is wrong.  
 
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_05_01/en/index.html
 
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>>> <A9xw at cs.com> 4/30/2009 19:23 >>>

WHO also reported the number of confirmed swine flu cases rose to 257 worldwide Thursday, with cases in Mexico rising to 97 from 26, with seven deaths. The WHO confirmed tally from the United States now stands at 109, with one death. 
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