Death from Swine flu in Scotland

LONDON — A person with underlying health conditions died of swine flu in Scotland on Sunday — the first reported death from the illness outside the Americas, health officials said. Britain has been harder hit by the virus — known as H1N1 — than elsewhere in Europe. Earlier Sunday, Britain had reported another 61 cases of swine flu, bringing the U.K. total to 1,226 cases.


Now that the World Health Organization has declared swine flu to be a pandemic, or global outbreak, health authorities expect to see more cases and deaths. The latest WHO report said 74 countries have reported 29,669 cases, including 145 deaths.




from the wire