University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy The University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy writes:The World Health Organization (WHO) said its team arrived in the Ukraine last night and met with the country's health ministry today to discuss a dramatic spike in flulike illnesses and deaths, particularly in the western part of the country. The Ukrainian health ministry has recorded more than 250, 000 flulike illnesses, of which 235 patients needed treatment in intensive care units, the WHO said in a statement today. As of yesterday, 70 deaths had been reported. Read the story here.