At least 12,220 deaths from H1N1 flu have been formally confirmed around the globe but the pandemic appears to be declining, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
The WHO report said the most active areas of current transmission were in central and Eastern Europe, with focal points in recent weeks reported in Georgia, Montenegro and Ukraine. In other parts of eastern and in southern Europe - ranging from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine and Russia's Urals region, all respiratory infections - including seasonal flu - were widespread.
Despite the recent focus on H1N1, which emerged in April, WHO estimates that seasonal flu kills from 250,000 to 300,000 people around the world each year.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said that the H1N1 pandemic - being tackled widely with vaccination campaigns - may not be conquered until 2011 and argued for constant vigilance against the virus.
In Asia, particularly in China, Japan and Taiwan, the transmission also appeared to be declining, the WHO said.
The WHO report said the most active areas of current transmission were in central and Eastern Europe, with focal points in recent weeks reported in Georgia, Montenegro and Ukraine. In other parts of eastern and in southern Europe - ranging from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine and Russia's Urals region, all respiratory infections - including seasonal flu - were widespread.
Despite the recent focus on H1N1, which emerged in April, WHO estimates that seasonal flu kills from 250,000 to 300,000 people around the world each year.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said that the H1N1 pandemic - being tackled widely with vaccination campaigns - may not be conquered until 2011 and argued for constant vigilance against the virus.
In Asia, particularly in China, Japan and Taiwan, the transmission also appeared to be declining, the WHO said.