Pandemic influenza is flu that causes a global outbreak, or pandemic, of serious illness that spreads easily from person to person. A pandemic is currently underway.
Current WHO Pandemic Status:PHASE 6
Human to human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region and at least one other country in a different WHO region. Designation of this phase indicates that a global pandemic is underway.
What You Should Know
Novel Influenza H1N1 Information
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised the pandemic alert level to phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. Find more information from MDCH and CDC at the links below.