Is there Swine Flu in Canada?

Answer 1

There may be some ongoing cases in limited locations around the world, including in Canada. However, the specifics and counts of cases are no longer being tracked by CDC, WHO, the US states, and most other countries, now that the pandemic has been declared over. Influenza cases are monitored, but specific H1N1/09 counts (and the lab tests needed to isolate the specific virus to be able to count them correctly) aren't being done. Influenza cases in general are monitored, but statistics are not being kept for H1N1/09 cases separately from other influenza types for reporting any longer in the post pandemic phase.

Yes, as of March 2010, there still are new cases of the pandemic flu in Canada, but much lower incidence than prior to the first of the calendar year. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada:

A total of 8,537 hospitalized cases including 1,433 (16.8%) cases admitted to ICU and 418 (4.9%) deaths of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were reported to PHAC since the beginning of the pandemic. Among the 1,088 ICU cases who had detailed information regarding ventilation status, 58% (n=634) required ventilation. Core data was available for 8,053 (94.3%) hospitalizations, 1,433 (100%) ICU admissions and 414 (99.0%) deaths. Five of the 13 provinces and territories continued to report severe cases with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 during the last week, however the hospitalized cases (18), ICU admissions (7) and deaths (2) were very low during week 1 compared to the previous weeks. The peak periods of reported laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations and deaths occurred from weeks 22 to 24 (May 31, 2009 to June 20, 2009) for the first wave and from weeks 43 to 45 (October 25, 2009 to November 14, 2009) for the second wave.

See the link to the Public Health Agency of Canada in the related links section below.