The death toll for influenza (A)H1N1 has exceeded 2000. The World Health Organisation says 2185 people have died of the disease which originated in Mexico.

A week ago there were 1800 deaths reported. Mexican flu has been diagnosed in 171 countries. Most of the fatalities have been reported in the American continents.

In Europe, 85 people have died, most of them in Great Britain. This is not many compared to an ordinary winter flu, which claims between 250,000 and 500,000 lives every year.

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