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Influenza A (H1N1) in Mexico

20 February 2012

The AH1N1 flu virus has left a total of 135 people dead in Mexico so far this year, with the number of fatalities up 67 percent in just one week, according to figures released by the authorities. The secretariat reported that deaths from the AH1N1 strain of flu from Jan 1 to Feb 16 represents 91 percent of the 149 fatalities from the different types of flu now active in the country. At the same time, 4,440 cases of people infected with the AH1N1 flu virus have been reported in the same period of time.

(Via Hispanically Speaking News - accessed 20/02/12)

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