A swine flu outbreak in Mexico City has closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters with nearly 1,000 people now ill, said public health officials.
The flu strain, which killed scores in Mexico during the last few days, appears to be the same as one observed recently in California and Texas, the Word Health Organization said Friday.
An increasing number of people were wearing face masks in Mexico City as the public was warned to avoid large groups and body contact, including shaking hands and kissing, the Voice of America reported Saturday.
The World Health Organization has sent experts to the United States and Mexico to monitor the situation, the VOA reported.
"WHO is not at the point of declaring a pandemic," said spokesman Dr. Richard Besser. " We are at the point of trying to learn more about this virus and understand its transmission and how to control it."
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
this is definitely scary
this is definitely scary stuff, sounds a lot more serious than the peanut butter salmonella scares at the very least
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