It strikes me that you really don't see the H1N1 as front page news. But it seems to spreading rapidly.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is reinforcing overwhelmed hospitals as H1N1 deaths rise and flu cases swamp emergency rooms in and around the capital during the southern hemisphere winter.
Argentina has confirmed 21 deaths from the new strain of virus, also known as swine flu, putting the South American country third after Mexico and the United States in the number of fatal cases. The Health Ministry has confirmed 1,391 cases.
Brazil's health minister advised citizens to delay travel to Argentina and neighboring Chile in a move that drew criticism from Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
In Chile, where seven people with H1N1 have died and 5,186 cases are confirmed, the government ordered public hospitals and clinics to attend to respiratory ailments and reschedule all nonemergency appointments.
Emergency room visits in Chile for respiratory ailments have tripled and are straining capacity, said Julio Montt, deputy secretary at the Health Ministry.
Waiting lines are seven hours in public hospitals and up to four hours in private clinics.
Late June and July are the peak of flu season in Argentina and Chile every year, with respiratory illnesses clogging up hospitals and clinics.
Note that Argentina has only 1391 cases but 21 have died, Chile has 5186 cases but only 7 deaths.
The CDC has an interesting map for the US
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/And WHO for greater comparisons.
http://ais.paho.org/flu/sm/en/atlas.htmlThe media is mostly quiet...too quiet.
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