26 new A/H1N1 cases confirmed in Europe

2009-05-22 20:22:35 GMT2009-05-23 04:22:35 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

STOCKHOLM, May 22 (Xinhua) -- A total of 26 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Friday.

Half of the new cases, 13 of 26, were confirmed in Spain, and the other new cases were reported respectively from Britain, Italy, Germany and Belgium, the ECDC said in its daily situation report.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the EU (European Union) and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries increased to 316, with 126 cases in Spain, 117 in Britain, 17 in Germany, 16 in France and 14 in Italy, the ECDC said.

11 of the 13 newly confirmed cases in Spain are students of a military academy, the ECDC added.

The ECDC publishes a daily situation report about A/H1N1 flu cases in the EU and EFTA countries based on official information from these countries.

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