FTA: Although no cause has been confirmed, some samples were positive for influenza A and B.
I went to the original article to read the whole thing, no mention made of numbers ill or deceased.
This will be something to keep an eye on. Lots of acreage between Canada and Mexico.
Yup. I think I'll lock the gate and stay home for the next few days.
Numbers are starting to come in - this report (in Spanish) indicates 500 healthcare workers: http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=117125
Rough translation:
500 cases reported in Mexico City
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The contagion has affected workers and employees of major public hospitals in the Capital, such as the Juarez Hospital, General Hospital, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, and hospitals in the area of Tlalpan
MEXICO CITY .- At least 500 employees of the Health sector in Mexico City are infected with influenza virus, reported Antonio Sanchez Arriaga, general secretary of the National Independent Union of Health Workers.
The contagion has affected workers and employees of major public hospitals in the Capital, such as the Juarez Hospital, General Hospital, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, and hospitals in the area of Tlalpan, where the National Institute Cardiology, the National Nutrition Institute and the Hospital Manuel Gea González, in addition to the Red Cross Polanco.