An employee that was part of President Obama’s delegation to Mexico cautht the flu, and subsequently infected 2 other family members. He has since recovered and has got back to work. President Obama himself did not suffer from the flu.
In the meantime, Joe Biden, known for speaking his mind and off-message from time [...]

Although it is too early to guage the damage, it is obvious that Cancun will suffer greatly with the drastic reduction in tourism, related to swine flu.
Some countries such as Cuba and Argentina have stopped flights to Mexico. Some other countries such as Canada and US have posted travel advisories suggesting no non-essential flights.
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A 64 year old man has died in Cancun from complications possibly associated with swine flu infection. Tests are underway to confirm.
“The first death from probable case of human influenza in the city of Cancun was recorded on Thursday in a hospital of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), located on the Mexican Caribbean. [...]

Nova Scotia was one of the first parts of Canada to be hit with the new swine flu epi-sorry pandemic:
Public health officials in Nova Scotia say the swine flu will likely spread across the province over the next few weeks.
Four students at a private school in Windsor have contracted the virus. Officials believe students who [...]

Passengers going thru LAX and the airport alike are taking extensive precautions to reduce chance of swine flu infections. The airport is santizing restrooms every 30 minutes, has posted swine flu warning signs… the passengers are donning masks.
With the large number of passengers going to/from Mexico thru LAX, it is one of the major [...]

There are now two *probable* cases of swine flu in San Mateo County, California.
Swine flu has now hit 10 California counties.
In the valley, the hub of internet and digital information, the virus seems to be outsmarting the high tech folks by moving faster than the speed at which they can follow it.
source: San Mateo County [...]

The first case of swine flu Georgia has been now confirmed.
An unidentified woman from Georgia spent a week in Cancun, and she felt sick upon coming back.
CDC (Center for Disease Control) has confirmed that she felt sick because of swine flu.
Earlier, Dr. Patrick O’Neal, director of preparedness in the Georgia Division of Public Health, had [...]

Relenza antiviral drug (zanamavir) is one of the two medications deemed effective against swine flu virus. It is taken as enhaled powder, for typically twice per day for 5 days. It can also be taken once a day for up to 28 days for people who are exposed to high risk of flu.
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Toronto Swine Flu count now stands at eight. There have been three more swine flu cases confirmed throughout Ontario to add to the already five cases that had previously been confirmed to bring the grand total to seven confirmed cases of swine flu (as of Wednesday, April 29 2009). This is no joke [...]

There have been swine flu cases confirmed in Victoria, BC, but fortunately none have proven fatal. Most have been mild and for the most part families and friends have rushed victims of the flu to hospital for quarantine. In one case, a young lady and her friend were in Cancun and within the first few [...]