2009 swine flu pandemic in Canada
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, with 428 confirmed deaths (as of 20 February 2017); 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, with Canada among the countries in the world leading in the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated. 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.
| 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 |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |