German medical authorities have confirmed a case of swine flu in Bavaria, the health ministry of the southern state said on Wednesday.
The Robert Koch institute said a patient from the Regensburg area had contracted the deadly strain.
Germany is the third country in Europe to diagnose the disease after cases were found in Britain and Spain earlier this week.
New Zealand announced three swine flu cases on Wednesday, taking the country's total of probable and confided infections to 14.
The news came as the government gave itself sweeping powers to deal with a worsening outbreak, including placing people under compulsory quarantine.
Officials said another 42 possible cases were being investigated and that 179 people were in isolation. There are 91 suspected cases in Australia.
So far the only deaths from swine flu have been recorded in Mexico, the epicentre of the outbreak, where 159 people are believed to have died from the virus.
Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said more than 1,300 people were in hospitals, some of them "seriously" ill, out of a total of around 2,500 suspected cases of the virus.
There have also been 65 confirmed cases in the United States, one in Costa Rica, two in Spain, two in Britain, 13 in Canada and two in Israel.
Nations with suspected infections are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Hong Kong , Indonesia, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand.
Many countries have banned port imports including Russia, Croatia and China.
The World Organisation for Animal Health says the virus is a mix of avian, swine and human viruses and has not been isolated in animals yet.
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