FACTBOX-Country by country spread of flu outbreak
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Mexico started a five-day shutdown of most offices and businesses on Friday to try to halt the spread of a deadly flu strain, and officials said they were encouraged by signs the number of new cases was dropping.
Worldwide, 14 countries have confirmed cases. The latest were France, Denmark and Hong Kong -- where a traveller from Mexico accounted for the first verified case on the Asian continent.
Here are details of the latest number of worldwide cases of the new strain of the H1N1 flu virus:
COUNTRY DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES SUSPECTED CASES
MEXICO 176* 358 2,500
UNITED STATES 1 141 0
CANADA 0 35 0
SPAIN 0 13 116
BRITAIN 0 10 257
GERMANY 0 5 12
NEW ZEALAND 0 3 149
FRANCE 0 2 41
ISRAEL 0 2 2
SWITZERLAND 0 1 16
DENMARK 0 1 0
AUSTRIA 0 1 0
NETHERLANDS 0 1 0
HONG KONG 0 1 0
AUSTRALIA 0 0 114
SOUTH KOREA 0 0 21
CHILE 0 0 16
COLOMBIA 0 0 10
ARGENTINA 0 0 9
VENEZUELA 0 0 9
PERU 0 0 7
BRAZIL 0 0 4
GUATEMALA 0 0 3
COSTA RICA 0 0 2
EL SALVADOR 0 0 2
SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2
FINLAND 0 0 1
NORWAY 0 0 1
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* NOTES:
-- Mexico has reported 176 deaths which are based on symptoms and initial tests, with 84 deaths so far confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Sources: WHO/CDC/National health authorities
May 1 (Reuters) -
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