Deadly Flu Threatens Mexico and US
PoliGazette —
Reuters reports:
Mexican and U.S. health officials searched on Saturday for signs an outbreak of a new flu strain is spreading further, after it killed up to 68 people in Mexico and infected eight in the United States.
As Mexico shut schools and museums and axed public events, global health officials stopped short of declaring a pandemic.
But they warned more cases could come to light, making up a major outbreak, as the flu spreads between people and infected some individuals who had no contact with one another.
The ...
Swine Flu
Neptunus Lex —
Bad news from down south:
A new flu strain that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico could become a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, as health experts tried to track the disease’s spread.
Hospitals tested patients with flu symptoms for the never-before-seen virus, which has also infected eight people in the United States. No further deaths had come to light since Friday afternoon, but officials warned the person-to-person infections meant there was a risk of a major outbreak.
“It has ...
Hey, maybe we’ll finally get serious about borders now
Michelle Malkin —
[image] The deadly flu strain sweeping across Mexico and into the U.S. has world health experts sounding the alarm bells. Mexico City has been shut down. Officials are advising citizens there to wear masks. There’s talk of a pandemic. California and Texas have seen several reported cases, but no deaths in the U.S. Yet : A new flu strain that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico could become a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, as health experts tried to track the disease’s spread. Hospitals tested patients with flu symptoms for the never-before-seen ...
WELL, ONE WOULD HOPE SO: Health Agencies Warily Monitor Swine Flu Strain. Related item here.
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Instapundit —
WELL, ONE WOULD HOPE SO: Health Agencies Warily Monitor Swine Flu Strain. Related item here.
Also, New York school children likely infected with swine flu.
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Behind The Food, Inc Movie-- Massive Bribes To Congress From AgriBusiness
DownWithTyranny! —
... It's not just about healthy and nutritious food either. With the whole country alarmed about an unending series of food-borne illnesses and, courtesy of the "Free Market" Bush gang and their Republican accomplices in Congress, a hollowed-out FDA, more frequent sudden death from taking a bite-- whether from China, Mexico... or Georgia-- food industry lobbyists are pressuring with the members of Congress they've financed to prohibit even debate on the food industry! Tools of AgriBusiness run the regulatory industries meant to protect consumers but that, under the GOP and the ...
Swine Flu Pandemic Possible
A Blog For All —
... may have escaped from recognition, therefore the true extent of this disease among humans is unknown. A pandemic involving influenza has not only been overdue for years, but with the way people can travel around the world, the threat from an outbreak is multiplied and can spread far beyond the initial outbreak area in a matter of hours. It could happen far faster than authorities can react to contain the outbreak to a localized area. Mexico City is not taking any chances. It has canceled all public events . The World Health Organization is extremely concerned. More than ...
Swine Flu: We’ve been waiting
The Moderate Voice —
... for you, but I wanted to share a few thoughts on the looming prospect of an influenza pandemic. Reports are already reaching us this morning that eleven people have died in Mexico, but people are r ...

