The first world pandemic of the XXIst century, the Flu TO H1N1, keeps on being a news in the world. In this occasion, the public state has taken the existence of three patients in whom the causative virus of the illness has suffered a new type of mutation. The fact was confirmed in territory of Norway by the local sanitary authorities.
In the last hours, the World Organization of the Health (WHO) confirmed the versions that had managing about the existence of cases of Flu To in those that there has detected to itself a mutation of the virus H1N1.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health was the manager of reporting about this mutation of the virus H1N1, published the international sanitary organism across his official web site, and added that this was detected in three persons, of whom two died, were the first mortal cases brought in Norwegian territory, and the third patient is seriously ill.
After realizing numerous tests and verifying that new cases do not exist with the same characteristics, it went over to the conclusion that this virus mutado has not expanded in the territory of Norway, informed the web of the WHO.
It is important to add that the mutation of the causative virus of the Influenza A has been already detected in other countries like Brazil, China, the United States, Japan, Mexico and Ukraine.
According to the last numbers of the World Organization of the Health (WHO), which have been published with date of November 20, 2009, the Flu TO H1N1 has affected about 526.060 persons. Until now, the mortal victims for this illness climb to about 6.770, he reported the web site of the international sanitary organism.
If you are interested in the topic, this health blog invites it to read more news about the Flu TO H1N1 entering to the special paragraph on the illness.
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