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The head of WHO, the World Health Organization, said that numerous amounts of people could become sick this winter with the H1N1 virus, even though it has reached it’s climax in North America and some European countries.

Dr. Margaret Chan believes that the worst part of the this outbreak is over for the United States, Canada, Britain and other countries in the northern hemisphere. She warned that there is still concentrated flu activity in Egypt, India and other countries. Having said this, she claims that it is too early to conclude that we are at the end of the pandemic influenza worldwide.

Chan maintains that health experts should monitor the pandemic for the next 6 to 12 months, because the virus could still mutate and become very dangerous.

Since the outbreak first started in April, over 11,500 people have died from the disease, according to WHO. Each year, there is between 250,000 and 500,000 people who die from the seasonal flu.