A total of 157 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday.

Sixty-five of the new cases were confirmed in Spain, while the other cases were reported in 13 other European countries, the ECDC said in its daily situation report.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the EU (European Union) and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries increased to 14,451, with 9,718 cases in Britain, 1,099 in Spain, 763 in Germany, 464 in France, 323 in Greece and 297 in Cyprus, the ECDC said.

The ECDC publishes a daily situation report about A/H1N1 flu cases in the EU and EFTA countries based on official information from these countries.

(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2009)