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from Martin <me@address.invalid> contains these words:

> It is strange how many claim to have caught it in UK and Germany and how few
> have caught it in The Netherlands.

 According to the Dutch Institute of  Health

http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/dutch-teenager-dies-h1n1

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" In the past week the numbers of people being admitted to hospital with
H1N1 has doubled. Most of them are younger than 65. This week, the
incidence was highest among babies and toddlers. Previous weeks have
shown a peak in hospital admissions among 15 to 24 year-olds. However
the group most in need of intensive care were the 5 to 14-year-olds."

> In the NHS trust where a close relative works
> in England only one of the many claiming to have caught it actually had it.

 The official figures in the UK , are cases diagnosed by doctors and
deaths certified by doctors.  Nothing to do with patients
self-diagnosis. 

   Janet