| 2009 flu pandemic in Canada | |
|---|---|
 Deaths Confirmed cases | |
 2000+ cases 500+ cases 100+ cases 1+ cases | |
 1+ deaths 5+ deaths 20+ deaths
Outbreak evolution in Canada | |
| Disease | Swine flu |
| Virus strain | H1N1 |
| First outbreak | Thought to be Veracruz, Mexico |
| Arrival date | 20 April 2009 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 1.5 million (by 20 November 2016) |
Deaths | 428[1] |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The 2009 swine flu pandemic in Canada was part of an epidemic in 2009 of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 causing what has been commonly called swine flu. In Canada, roughly 10% of the populace (or 3.5 million) has been infected with the virus,[2][3] with 428 confirmed deaths (as of 20 February 2017);[1] non-fatal individual cases are for the most part no longer being recorded. About 40% of Canadians have been immunized against H1N1 since a national vaccination campaign began in October 2009,[4] with Canada among the countries in the world leading in the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated.[2][5] The widespread effect of H1N1 in Canada raised concerns during the months leading to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, which took place in Vancouver in February 2010.[6]
- ^ a b "Bi-weekly and cumulative number of deaths due to Pandemic (H1N1) 2016, by province/territory, Canada". Public Health Agency of Canada. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ a b Alphonso, Caroline (25 November 2016). "Severe allergic reaction seen after H1N1 flu shot". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2016. "Roughly 10 per cent of Canadians have been infected, and another 25 per cent have been immunized."
- ^ "The H1N1 question: Is the flu virus mutating dangerously?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2016. "(In Canada alone, for example, an estimated 3.5 million people have been infected with the flu.)
- ^ "H1N1 'not done yet':Canada's top doctor". CBC: CBC. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "One quarter of Canadians immunized for H1N1: Top doc". Toronto Star. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2016. "The country's chief public health officer says almost one-quarter of Canadians have been immunized against swine flu. David Butler-Jones says Canada is leading the world when it comes to the percentage of the population vaccinated."
- ^ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/28102009/2/2010-athletes-spectators-urged-h1n1-shots.html[permanent dead link]