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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Apr 27, 2009 12:55:03 GMT -6
from Market Watch Airlines slump, markets rocked by deadly flu outbreakBy Steve Goldstein & Nick Godt, April 27, 2009 " A deadly swine-flu outbreak took its toll on airlines and cruise operators and rocked markets across the globe Monday, as traders feared a repeat of the SARS epidemic that ravaged Asia six years ago.
Mexico City's streets were empty Sunday as an estimated 1,614 people in Mexico contracted the swine flu. At last count, the suspected death toll in Mexico stood at 149, according to an Associated Press report.
The Mexican government has closed schools in Mexico City and nearby states, and the U.S. declared a public health emergency.
20 Americans have caught the disease as well as 6 Canadians, and suspected cases were found as far as Israel and New Zealand....
The concern is that the disease reportedly has been transmitted not simply from pig to human, but from human to human. "Given that the virus strain is apparently transmissible from human to human, a feature that none of earlier bird flu outbreaks displayed, there is reason for concern," said analysts from the Swiss brokerage Sarasin...." www.marketwatch.com/news/story/airlines-slide-markets-rocked-swine-flu/story.aspx?guid=%7BBFB2FC2C%2D0DF7%2D4B0B%2D8A45%2D838E55206E14%7D&siteid=yhoof
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Post by Kat on Apr 29, 2009 18:05:19 GMT -6
Hang on now. They've confirmed 20 of the deaths as for sure swine flu, the rest of the deaths in Mexico they aren't sure if it's just flu-flu or related to swine flu.
Too, I was listening to NPR this morning and whomever they had reporting it commented on how experts are unsure why Mexico's flu issues are so deadly while the rest of the world is experiencing mostly mild cases.
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