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dagmar aalund, charles. >> thank you. from around the world tonight. first, the latest on the global h1n1 swine flu pandemic. there >>ith thin fatal cases will occur in many countries of the region. the countries will need to prepare their health care system to manage the severe patients and therefore reduce preventable deaths. >> poor areas of the world, like africa, are considered particularly vulnerable because they are least likely to be able to develop or even distribute a vaccine. and there's word tonight that five people who contracted the h1n1 virus on the island nation of mauritius, off the east coast of africa, have died. in south america, in chile, officials say the death toll from the disease now stands at 128. but they say its spread there is now slowing. world wide, an estimated 1,800 people have died of swine flu. that's considered to be a relatively low number. but it's up more than 20% from the week before. new zealand was one of those western pacific countries warned today about the spread of the swine flu. but that's apparently not w

dagmar aalund, charles sennott. thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> some other news of interest from around the world tonight. first, the latest on the global h1n1 swine flu pandemic. there was an important warning today from the western pacific director of the world health organization. the western pacific region includes china, japan, vietnam and australia. >> with the increase in the global spread of the virus, more fatal cases will occur in many countries of the region. the countries will need to prepare their health care system to manage the severe patients and therefore reduce preventable deaths. >> poor areas of the world, like africa, are considered particularly vulnerable because they are least likely to be able to develop or even distribute a vaccine. and there's word tonight that five people who contracted the h1n1 virus on the island nation of mauritius, off the east coast of africa, have died. in south america, in chile, officials say the death toll from the disease now stands at 128. but they sa