Japan, Australia report first flu cases

The A(H1N1) outbreak spread to Australia and Japan, where a teacher and two students who returned from Canada tested positive for the new flu. Canada, meanwhile, reported its first death from the virus that has spread to 27 countries.The Americas were back in the spotlight over swine flu fears as Canada announced its first death Friday, the number of US infections almost doubled, and more cases were found in Latin America.On the other side of the world, Japan and Australia announced their first confirmed infections. Brazil on Friday also confirmed its first case transmitted from person to person while Mexico said it was investigating 10 more possible swine flu deaths.US President Barack Obama warned the United States was not out of the woods yet, as across the nation's northern border a woman in western Alberta province became the first person in Canada to succumb to the disease."We have our first fatality in Alberta that is associated with the H1N1 flu," said Andre Corriveau, the province's chief medical officer.Canada has the third highest number of swine flu infections with 224 cases, but the United States overtook Mexico on Friday to become the country with the highest number of patients, recording 1,639 cases in 43 states.