Mexico Fears 1st Fatality Spread Flu Widely

Census-taker visited hundreds of homes before falling ill

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 29, 2009 6:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Mexican authorities fear that the first person known to have died from swine flu may have been a modern-day Typhoid Mary, the Independent reports. The woman, a government census-taker whose door-to-door home visits in late March and early April put her in contact with some... Read full story »

COMMENTS

Read the comment policy

You need to Log in to Newser to comment. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now!

There are no comments

A snapshot of the day's best news stories.

View Larger Grid

All Today Yesterday Pick a Date

What's Popular Now on Facebook

'Serpent Pastor' Dies of Snake Bite

Miami Face-Eater Identified

Independent (UK) (Source Grid »)
Telegraph (UK) (Source Grid »)

Early cases raise questions over Mexico's handling of outbreak
New York Times

Number of suspected swine flu deaths rises to 159
Bloomberg

World • Health

Mexico • infection • outbreak • influenza • swine flu

More Newser Stories

Mexico City Lifts Flu Restrictions

Alert level lowered after no new infections reported for a week

(NEWSER) - Mexico City has lifted all measures introduced to curb the spread of swine flu, and changed its alert status to the lowest level, the BBC reports. "We can calm down now," said Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, telling residents they no longer have to wear masks. No new cases of the H1N1 strain have been reported in the city for over a week. More»

Mexico Shuts Down to Stem Outbreak

Calderón orders citizens to stay home for 5 days

(NEWSER) - The Mexican president told citizens to stay home tomorrow through May 5 for a five-day partial shutdown of the country's economy to reduce the risk of spreading swine flu, Reuters reports. In his first televised address since the outbreak, Felipe Calderón said that "there is no safer place than your own home," and ordered non-critical government offices and private businesses to shut. More»

Flu's 'Ground Zero' May Be Mexican 5-Year-Old

4-year-old boy survived flu in village near huge pig farm

(NEWSER) - Mexican authorities have tracked the first known case of a mutant strain of swine flu to a boy in a village near a huge pig farm, the Guardian reports. Edgar Hernandez, 4, survived the outbreak of illness in the eastern Mexico village of La Gloria in February, but two babies died from what residents now believe was the same flu that is spreading across Mexico and around the world. More»

Swine Flu Sends Travel Stocks Falling

Airlines decline while drugmakers advance; Mexican peso tumbles

(NEWSER) - Stocks declined worldwide today, with travel companies leading losses as investors gave their first reaction to the outbreak of swine flu. Airlines took a pummeling—Lufthansa fell more than 12%, British Airways 8.7%—and tour operators like Carnival also suffered sharp drops. But pharmaceutical companies did well: drugmaker Roche, which manufactures Tamiflu and other anti-influenza drugs, shot up 4%. More»

Swine Flu Spreads as Far as New Zealand

10 students infected with mild strain after returning from Mexico

(AP) - Ten students from New Zealand who just returned from Mexico have tested positive for influenza, and the country's health minister said the cases are "likely" to be swine flu. The students were quarantined after returning to New Zealand yesterday, and one student had to be hospitalized. The minister added that none of the patients was seriously ill and they seemed to be recovering. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Mexico Fears 1st Fatality Spread Flu Widely

Census-taker visited hundreds of homes before falling ill

Mexico • infection • outbreak • influenza • swine flu

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Mexico City Lifts Flu Restrictions

Alert level lowered after no new infections reported for a week

Mexico Shuts Down to Stem Outbreak

Calderón orders citizens to stay home for 5 days

Flu's 'Ground Zero' May Be Mexican 5-Year-Old

4-year-old boy survived flu in village near huge pig farm

Swine Flu Sends Travel Stocks Falling

Airlines decline while drugmakers advance; Mexican peso tumbles

Swine Flu Spreads as Far as New Zealand

10 students infected with mild strain after returning from Mexico

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?