Two new A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported in Europe within the past 24 hours, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said Tuesday.

The two cases were confirmed in Greece and Britain, the EU health agency said in its daily situation report.

Seventeen European countries now have reported A/H1N1 cases, including Greece, which confirmed its first case with travel history to New York, the ECDC said.

With the new cases, the total number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the EU (European Union) and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries increased to 265. Spain led the way with 103 cases while Britain was second with 102, 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 those countries.

(Xinhua News Agency May 19, 2009)