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Swine Flu UPDATE! Found in Texas and California!

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BBC Report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8...
Dozens of people have died and hundreds of others have been infected in a viral outbreak in Mexico suspected to have been caused by a strain of swine flu.

The World Health Organization thinks the virus may be behind 60 deaths in Mexico since mid-March.

Mexican authorities have closed schools in affected areas and a vaccination campaign is being launched.

Seven non-fatal cases of a new form of swine flu have also been confirmed in the southern United States.

A WHO spokesman said 12 out of 18 samples taken from the Mexican victims showed they died from a virus with the same genetic structure as the one found in the US.

The WHO would convene an emergency meeting in the "very near future" to determine whether the event constituted a "public health event of international concern", Gregory Hartl told Reuters news agency.

The White House said it was following the US outbreak - in California and Texas - closely.

'Mutated from pigs'

WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said "unusual end-of-season influenza activity" was noticed in Mexico starting from the end of March.

Fifty-seven people had died in Mexico City from flu-like symptoms, she said, and another three in San Luis Potosi in central Mexico. There are around 800 suspected cases, she said.

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  • its only a matter of time before the government tries to handle this situation... im curious as to what they will try and do to "help" us... hmmm

  • i'm scared

  • try not to be so afraid and prepare yourself... fear is what is being propogated everywhere... love is what is needed more than anything... sad that theirs not enough being spread

  • please stop being racist in the comments! the virus could have originated anywhere! who's not to say that it didnt come from a different country and just make its way to mexico... viruses can mutate, and if this virus was man-made it could have came from anywhere and made to look like it came from mexico.. be open-minded and see past your blindfolds

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  • The US website, VAERS has published adverse reactions statistics on ONLY ONE (1) of the swine flu vaccines:

    Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine

    As of Feb.26, 2010:

    10,172 reports

    636 classified as "Serious Health Events" - "life-threatening or resulting in death, abnormal conditions at birth, hospitalization, or extension of existing hospitalization"

    51 US deaths

    500+ reports come to VAERS each week of adverse reactions to this vaccine

  • its ok its not that deadly lol but its already september

  • illegals don't have to worry about gettin the Flu Shot!!

  • WTF?! this was two months ago that this flu

    start

    NOW IT 1 MILLION INFESTED WITH THIS FLU WITH IN A 2 MONTHS SPAN!!!! OOOHHHH SSHITTT!!!!!!

  • yes i live in california and one of my family members has it. She went out for one day to get some food from the farmers market when all officials told people not to and she got swine flu. Its very dangerous and she is almost dead. Please dont go for your own health. You can always go next year and be healthy or be rash and go this year and come back to spread the whole swine flu in italy.

  • Thank you so much for your reply! only another question...do you leave in California? have you had the possibility to see the situation by yourself? I'm really undecided..

    Davide

  • do not go because there are many cases in California right now and if u are going on vacation u are going to c many sights and that gives u a very high chance of getting it right now. This is old there are 553 cases. Id advise u not to go but it is your decision.

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