2009 swine flu pandemic in Venezuela
| 2009 swine flu outbreak in Venezuela | |
|---|---|
Confirmed cases
Deaths confirmed | |
| Disease | Swine flu |
| Virus strain | H1N1 |
| Arrival date | 28 May 2009 |
| Confirmed cases | 2,545 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 11,160 |
Deaths | 115 |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The Influenza A (H1N1), also known as the swine flu, was detected in Venezuela on 28 May. The first infected person was a 22-year-old man in San Antonio de Los Altos, Miranda State. He was participating on a meeting in Panama, and returned to Venezuela carrying the virus