Brazil Has Third Highest Death Toll from Swine Flu

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/13/content_11873487.htm

Despite this article, I am predicting that India where the flu is just beginning, will far surpass any other country in the next few months. I hope that I am wrong, but there is the 1918 precedent where 20 million died in India alone.

Brazilian health authorities Wednesday reported 58 new cases of A/H1N1 flu in the country, bringing the death toll to 274.

So far, Sao Paulo has the highest death toll, with 111 victims, followed by Parana with 58 and Rio Grande do Sul with 55.

With the new figures, Brazil has the third highest death toll in the world, only behind the United States and Argentina.

The rise in the death toll led many states extend the winter vacations, which usually take two to three weeks, to the end of August or even early September.

The health authorities said Brazil would import 18 million doses of flu vaccine, of which 1 million will arrive this year, and the remainder in 2010.Meanwhile, Brazil would also produce 30 million doses of the vaccine.

According to the Brazilian Health Ministry's latest report, released on Aug. 5, there were 2,959 confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu in the country.

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