Posted on 04/27/2009 9:51:55 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
South Korean officials have found a suspected case of swine flu in a woman who recently returned from Mexico.
Health authorities are carrying out clinical tests on the woman, officials and news reports said.
Mexico, with 149 deaths suspected to be due to the virus, is the epicentre. The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its alert level. In Asia, several countries have been conducting tests on travellers to check for symptoms of swine flu.
In Australia, 19 people are being tested, with several hundred more who might have had contact with the disease being sought. New Zealand has identified 10 probable cases, and is investigating another 56 among people who have recently returned from Mexico or neighbouring countries.
China and Thailand are among the countries reported to have banned imports of meat products from some parts of the US and Mexico as they attempt to protect themselves from the virus.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Stupid Koreans, they should open their borders to Mexico and north Korea...They can’t do nothing anyway because of international air travel. Just let it happen. Be sensible.
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