Spain leads Europe in swine flu cases with 40

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Source: MARGIE MASON, AP Medical Writer

MEXICO CITY – Swine flu extended its reach through Europe and Latin America, with at least five countries reporting new cases on Sunday. Health experts were investigating a case of the virus jumping from a person to pigs, trying to determine if the disease was reaching a new stage.

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Mexico's health secretary said 11 people were suspected to have died from the virus in the previous 24 hours. The alarming news came after the epidemic's toll in Mexico appeared to have been leveling off.

The global caseload was nearing 800 and growing — the vast majority in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Colombia on Sunday reported South America's first confirmed case of swine flu a day after Costa Rica reported the first in Central America.

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Right now, one of the biggest hurdles is a lack of information from Mexico. A team of international and Mexican virus sleuths is trying to piece together an epidemiological picture of who's dying and where transmission began, while also uncovering just how it's attacking people with severe illness. But details are emerging slowly.

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1. yawn

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2. Unless, of course, you are one of those affected!

Did you even read the story?

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6. Or, live in Spain, which I currently do.

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3. for those of us in europe this is no suprise

as Spain IS mexico, but without the rich history

Spain is nice, but it doesn't feel or act like a 2000 year old piece of Europe.

It feels.... I dunno, old and lost. Mind you my company does a fair amount of business there, so this is just the sense of the place, not the actual tech level of spain.

It just doesn't feel as socially advanced as other countries are.

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4. So, you have not been to Mexico? Guessing.

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5. New swine flu cases in Europe, US, Latin America .. 226 confirmed cases in 30 U.S. states

New swine flu cases in Europe, US, Latin America
James Anderson, Associated Press Writer – 26 mins ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090503/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/m...


MEXICO CITY – The swine flu epidemic spread deeper into the United States, Europe and Latin America — and in Canada, back to pigs — even as Mexico's health chief hinted Sunday it may soon be time to reopen businesses and schools in the nation where the outbreak likely began.

The virus spread to Colombia in the first confirmed case in South America, worrisome because flu season is about to begin in the Southern Hemisphere. More cases were confirmed in Europe and North America; the World Health Organization said at least 787 people have been sickened worldwide.

Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said swine flu is spreading just as easily as regular winter flu, with 226 confirmed cases in 30 U.S. states. ....