New Flu Strain Appears In the US and Mexico

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday April 25, 2009 @05:20AM from the fluent-in-english-and-spanish dept.

Combat Wombat writes with this excerpt from Reuters: "A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 60 people in Mexico and also appeared in the United States, where eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said on Friday. Mexico's government said at least 20 people have died of the flu and it may also be responsible for 40 other deaths. [The government] shut down schools and canceled major public events in Mexico City to try to prevent more deaths in the sprawling, overcrowded capital. ... Close analysis showed the disease is a mixture of swine, human and avian viruses, according to the CDC. Humans can occasionally catch swine flu from pigs but rarely have they been known to pass it on to other people. Mexico reported 1,004 suspected cases of the new virus, including four possible cases in Mexicali on the border with California.

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Obligatory by oskard · 2009-04-25 05:27 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I, for one, welcome our new microbial pigfluenza overlords!

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Sigs are for Terrorists.
Ah noooo by Anonymous Coward · 2009-04-25 05:42 · Score: -1, Offtopic

First time I had a great and really really funny comment, but unfortunately I will have to wait 23 years before I can share it with you. Shame though, cause it is like a really great comment!
Why? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-04-25 05:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This article has nothing to do with slashdot.
Re:I have a Mac by Anonymous Coward · 2009-04-25 05:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Yeah, I think this one runs on Linux.
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