Europe swine flu spreads, 'millions' infected in US
Swine flu is spreading faster and claiming new fatalities in Europe, health officials said, as the global death toll from the virus rose to nearly 5,000 victims and the US said millions had been infected.
Since the A(H1N1) virus was uncovered in April, there have been over 4,735 deaths reported to the World Health Organisation as of a week ago, the WHO said.
Most of the fatal cases -- 3,539 -- have been recorded in North and South America, the UN health agency said in its latest update on the flu pandemic.
A top US health official said Friday swine flu had infected "many millions" and killed over 1,000 people in the United States since the outbreak began six months ago....
