Swine Flu Information and News for Texas Residents

By admin • April 27th, 2009

Texas: Swine Flu Information,

WHO swine flu page: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

What is happening with swine flu? Is it a Pandemic or not?

The CDC raised the current level of the Swine Flu epidemic to 4. That is 4 out of a possible 6, where 6 means Pandemic where there are major outbreaks in at least 2 diverse regions of the world at the same time.

Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that although most cases in the United States have been mild, he cautioned against relying on that staying the same. “We do have the possibility of more severe cases occurring in the US.”

Mexican Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said the epidemic was entering an extremely dangerous phase, “We are in the most critical moment of the epidemic. The number of new cases will keep rising, …we have to reinforce preventative measures.”

“At this time containment is not a feasible option, as the virus has already spread to several other countries,said WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda.

Mexico canceled school at all levels nationwide until May 6, and the Mexico City government said it was considering a complete shutdown, including all public transportation, if the death toll keeps rising.

China, Russia and Ukraine were among countries banning imports of pork and pork products from Mexico and three U.S. states that have reported swine flu cases, while other countries, such as Indonesia, banned all pork imports.

The CDC says people cannot get the flu by eating pork or pork products.

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