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updates:

• 29 Oct 2009, 1368 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 23 Sep 2009, 1047 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 16 Sep 2009, 899 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 10 Sep 2009, 731 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 02 Sep 2009, 657 deaths resulting from the disease. Continues discrepancies between the death toll figures issued by the governments of the different Brazilian states and the Ministry of Health means I will no longer update the tally for individual states. A very clear picture has emerged where the southern states are, by far, the most affected by the flu epidemic.
• 31 Aug 2009, 575 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 27 Aug 2009, according to official figures, the number of new cases of swine flu is decreasing throughout the country. The 1st week of August registered 1,578 serious cases, the 2nd week the number went down to 826 and on the 3rd week there were 273 new cases.
• 26 Aug 2009, 557 deaths resulting from the disease. Most deaths have occurred in the southeastern and southern states of the country: São Paulo (223 deaths), Paraná (151), Rio Grande do Sul (98) and Rio de Janeiro (55) lead the toll. The number of cases on the north and northeast regions is very small.
• 21 Aug 2009, 488 deaths resulting from the disease. Florianópolis and 19 other cities from the state of Santa Catarina declare emergency status due to the advance of swine flue.
• 20 Aug 2009, 404 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 18 Aug 2009, media reports fall in the number of influenza A cases attended at São Paulo hospitals.
• 18 Aug 2009, 379 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 14 Aug 2009, 339 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 12 Aug 2009, 274 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 10 Aug 2009, 191 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 07 Aug 2009, 167 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 04 Aug 2009, 129 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 03 Aug 2009, 92 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 01 Aug 2009, 76 deaths resulting from the disease.
• 31 Jul 2009, 68 deaths resulting from the disease. To control the spread of the virus, classes will resume two weeks later than usual in several states, including Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
• 28 Jul 2009, 55 deaths resulting from the disease
• 27 Jul 2009, 45 deaths resulting from the disease
• 26 Jul 2009, 39 deaths resulting from the disease
• 24 Jul 2009, 1566 cases of swine fever confirmed and 33 deaths resulting from the disease
• 22 Jul 2009, 29 deaths resulting from the disease
• 21 Jul 2009, 20 deaths resulting from the disease
• 16 Jul 2009, 1175 cases of swine fever confirmed and eleven deaths resulting from the disease
• 09 Jul 2009, 1027 cases of swine fever confirmed and two deaths resulting from the disease
• 08 Jul 2009, 977 cases of swine fever confirmed and one death resulting from the disease
• 06 Jul 2009, 905 cases of swine fever confirmed and one death resulting from the disease
• 04 Jul 2009, 885 cases of swine fever confirmed and one death resulting from the disease
• 29 Jun 2009, 627 cases of swine fever confirmed and one death resulting from the disease
• 22 May 2009, nine cases of swine fever confirmed
• 09 May 2009, eight cases of swine fever confirmed
• 07 May 2009, first four cases of swine fever confirmed
• 05 May 2009, no confirmations or dismissals of suspect cases yet
• 04 May 2009, no confirmations or dismissals of suspect cases yet
• 03 May 2009, in spite of repeated claims by the government that the country is prepared to face the flu, not a single suspect case has been confirmed or disregarded yet. We don’t know whether this is due to technical incompetence or deliberate concealment of information

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Up until today, there are no travel restrictions whatsoever imposed on travellers arriving from other countries.

Up-to-date information on ANVISA’s website, the Brazilian’s government body responsible for disease control. It has a version in English but no up-do-date information can be found on that section.

I’m also adding a link to the US’s CDC website with up-to-date information on the topic:

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