About 11,700 Americans died from swine flu from its emergence in April until mid-January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated.

The World Health Organisation will hold an expert meeting later this month to consider whether the swine flu pandemic's peak has passed, a senior official said.

Outbreak appears to be waning in state, but health risk remains, officials say An estimated 3.5 million people in the state, including 560,000 in South Florida, have come down with swine flu, according to the first full statewide estimate based on federal figures.

H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.

Swine flu cases are down, but health officials say the disease's cumulative impact has grown to 57 million U.S. illnesses, 257,000 hospitalizations and 11,690 deaths.

Swine flu cases rose only about 4% between mid-December and mid- January, relatively low activity since the H1N1 virus peaked in October, U.S. health officials said today in their latest update.

Swine flu cases rose only about 4% between mid-December and mid- January, relatively low activity since the H1N1 virus peaked in October, U.S. health officials said today in their latest update.

ATLANTA — Swine flu cases are down, but health officials say the disease's cumulative impact has grown to 57 million...

Swine flu has killed about 12,000 people in the U.S., disproportionately targeting the young, U.S. health officials reported today. The number may fall short of 36,000 patients who die each year from seasonal flu.

Swine flu has killed about 12,000 people in the U.S., disproportionately targeting the young, U.S. health officials reported today. The number may fall short of 36,000 patients who die each year from seasonal flu.