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12,200 swine flu deaths in 2009: WHO GENEVA, Dec 30 (AFP) Dec 30, 2009 Swine flu, which first emerged in Mexico in March 2009, has killed at least 12,220 people worldwide, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. It said the Americas, especially the United States and Canada, has been the worst affected with at least 6,670 victims this year. The WHO said that eastern and central Europe were the most active areas for transmission. It said there had been at least 2,422 confirmed fatal cases in Europe. All rights reserved. � 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.
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