US health officials said that swine flu has affected eight people in the United States that the samples matched with the one in Mexico that killed at least 68 people. More than 1000 people in Mexico fell sick. New York health officials have tested 75 students in Queens school after their one-week flu symptoms. Fortunately, there have been no swine flu detected there. Of the 14 Mexicans that were tested by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 7 matched with the test in Mexico. An eighth case was reported but fortunately, all 8 recovered. Schools and universities in Mexico city have been closed due to swine flu and for safety, they would be closed for a little while. Mexican president, Felipe Calderon, cancelled his trip to Northern Mexico so that he could observe what is going on. Six of the US cases were found in California and two were found in Texas.
The medical alert said "We found two cases. One centered around Mexico City involving about 120 deaths and 13 cases. One in San Luis Potosi involving 14 cases and 4 deaths. The majority is adults between 25 to 44 years old. Swine influenza are usually found in ASIA and Europe. There is still NO CURE but they are still working on it.
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