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Swine Flu Update: Monday P.M. April 27

• Travelers told to avoid Mexico – New York Times

International fears of a pandemic rose Monday as the number of people killed by the swine flu in Mexico climbed to 149. At least four other countries have confirmed cases and many others have stepped up testing as well as issuing advisories about traveling to Mexico and the United States.

By the afternoon, the World Health Organization had raised its threat level of a pandemic alert, and markets in Europe and Asia had been unnerved by the concerns.

In raising its threat level to 4 from 3, a decision likely to prompt more travel warnings, the W.H.O. emphasized that “a pandemic is not considered inevitable.” But it acknowledged that containment of swine flu now moot, and mitigation is its main concern. “The situation is fluid and will continue to evolve,” it said in a statement.

• NYC cases hit 28 – New York Post
• Mexico counts 149 dead from flu – Reuters
• First confirmed cases in Britain and Spain – Washington Post
• Swine Flu fears depress markets - Wall Street Journal

Swine Flu – Friday Night Update – April 24

11:36 p.m.

• CDC says too late to contain – alertnet.org
• California Expects to find new cases – Reuters

California, home to six of the U.S. cases, said it was coordinating with federal and international officials in what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called a “rigorous and thorough” response to the still-unfolding health crisis.

“When you start looking more intensely you are likely to find more cases,” said Dr. Gil Chavez, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at the California Department of Public Health and the state’s chief epidemiologist.

• Flu outbreak at NYC school; unknown whether new Swine Flu – WCBS
• Mexico races to stop deadly virus – Wall Street Journal
• CDC: Swine Flu in Mexico and U.S. Match – CNN

U.S. health officials expressed concern Friday that a swine flu virus that has infected eight people in the United States matches samples of a virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico.

U.S. health experts also are concerned because more than 1,000 people have fallen ill in Mexico City in a short period of time.

“This situation has been developing quickly,” said acting CDC director Richard Besser. “This is something we are worried about.”