The first large-scale studies of people affected by swine flu in Europe and the US are out. And both studies show that while the number of sick people is high, it is a small fraction of the total population.
Both studies also show that the severity of swine flu is not high , with 0.6% of all confirmed cases dying in the US (till July 24). The corresponding figure is barely 0.1% in Europe.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/fatality-rate-01-positive-cases-europe-06-us
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/swine-flu