Politician’s Novel Idea for Mexican Tourism: Statue of Swine Flu Survivor

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Published May 25, 2009 at 8:50 p.m.
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Gov. Fidel Herrera of Veracruz suggested the tribute to Édgar Hernández, 5, whom he calls the world’s first H1N1 survivor ...

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Swine flu tally, Dr. Anne Schuchat, "tip of the iceberg"

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Published May 12, 2009 at 10:16 a.m.
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WASHINGTON — The number of cases of swine flu may have been several times higher than reported and the potential for rapid spread of the illness justified the World Health Organization's decision to raise the global pandemic alert, a new study concludes ... While about 4,800 confirmed cases have been reported in 30 countries, the new analysis estimates there have been between 6,000 and 32,000 cases in Mexico alone ... While there have been 1,626 cases of the flu confirmed in Mexico, the

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Have Doctors Found Swine "Patient Zero?"

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Published April 29, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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The first person to get swine flu may be a four-year-old boy from rural Veracruz, Mexico ...

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'Patient zero' in swine flu outbreak identified

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Published April 29, 2009 at 4:28 a.m.
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A little boy who lives in a Mexico mountain village flanked by pig farms has been named as "patient zero" in the swine flu outbreak. Five-year-old Edgar Hernandez credits ice cream for helping him feel better. Edgar and his family live in La Gloria in the state of Veracruz. His mother blames the virus on a huge, U.S.-owned pig farm in their neighborhood ...

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Mexico tries to focus on source of infection

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Published April 28, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Swine flu is suspected in at least 149 deaths and 1,995 cases, with nearly all states reporting infections. Officials look at what is thought to be the first case, near a pig farm in Veracruz ... With the death toll climbing, Mexican authorities at the center of an international swine flu epidemic struggled Monday to piece together its lethal march, with attention focusing on a 4-year-old boy and a pig farm ...

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