An European health agency said Monday that 45 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours.

Of the new cases, 24 were confirmed in Spain, 14 in Britain, three in Germany, two in Switzerland, on respectively in Sweden and Hungary, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its daily situation report.

The total number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the EU (European Union) and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries rose to 525, with 167 cases in Spain and 229 in Britain, 26 respectively in Italy and France, the ECDC said.

Hungary reports its first case in a visitor from the Americas. Sweden reports its fifth case in a 12-year old girl returning from USA on May 23, the ECDC added.

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 May 31, 2009)