GENEVA: The A(H1N1) influenza pandemic has been spreading at an unprecedented speed, much faster than other pandemics in history, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
"In past pandemics, influenza viruses have needed more than six months to spread as widely as the new H1N1 virus has spread in less than six weeks," China's Xinhua news agency quoted the UN agency as saying in a briefing posted on its website.
The new flu virus has caused more than 94,500 laboratory confirmed infections in more than 130 countries and regions, with more than 400 deaths, according to figures released by the WHO on July 6.
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