[CitizensTruth] HHS Declares Emergency as Swine Flu Cases Climb to 20

[Hal Snyder]

Viral strain info from US cases is "unusual". Article below does not  
say whether that's the profile of the Mexico cases.

Subject: Breaking News: HHS Declares Emergency as Swine Flu Cases  
Climb to 20

Sunday April 26, 2009
HHS Declares Emergency as Swine Flu Cases Climb to 20

Twenty cases of swine flu now confirmed, triggering an emergency  
declaration by HHS. Homeland Security releases 25% of stockpiled  
antivirals -- oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza).
Developing story.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/URItheFlu/tb/13903

from the audio:

In recent weeks, cases of human infection with swine influenza turned  
up in California and Texas. The viral strain is unusual in that it  
contains fragments from four different sources: a North American swine  
flu, a swine flu typically found in Asia and Europe, an avian flu, and  
a human flu.

...

The CDC has not recommended travel restrictions to any of the affected  
areas [in Mexico].

More info at the CDC link below (excerpt is from C-Span.org):

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
	
GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU
Today

The Health and Human Services Department is declaring a national  
health emergency in response to the increasing number of swine flu  
cases in Mexico and the U.S. Also, the White House held a press  
briefing in response to the outbreak and the precautions Americans  
should take to avoid being affected.
  WH Press Briefing From Earlier
  Telenews Conference On Swine Flu (4/25)
  CDC: Human Swine Influenza Investigation
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