WHO says 114 cases of swine flu, eight deaths reported
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said Wednesday 114 cases of swine flu, including eight deaths, had been officially reported.
Listing the cases, Keiji Fukuda, WHO acting assistant director-general, said the deaths were all in Mexico apart from a child in the United States.
"This is for a total of 114 cases as of 5 p.m. today which have been officially reported to WHO," he told reporters.
Officials in Mexico say up to 159 people have died there, prompting fears the disease will spread around the world.
(Reporting by Jonathan Lynn and Laura MacInnis, writing by Philippa Fletcher; editing by Myra MacDonald)
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