Strategic Health Operation Centre had been set up by WHO which operates during periods of acute public health risk. The WHO spokeswoman also said this unusual ‘ end – of Season influenza activity’ started to be noticed from the end of March in Mexico. Up till now, there has been 800 suspected to go down with flu-like disease, which had claimed 57 lives in Mexico city area.
The epidemic is claimed to be under controlled by Mexican Health Minister. Mean while the local authorities are trying to determine what strains is this virus.
As for precaution, school has been closed down in affected areas and people are urged to avoid huge crowd and body contacts such as shaking hands and kissing.
The experts in US reported the new form of Swine flu as a combination of pig, bird and human viruses, after seven people had been infected in Texas and California. However the CDC said none of the seven victims had been in contact with pigs which is the conventional spreading route for Swine virus.
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