theweaselking | Flupocalypse Now.

Reuters:

Tests have confirmed that eight New York City schoolchildren had a type A influenza virus, likely swine flu, city Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden said on Saturday.

BBC:

A new flu virus suspected of killing at least 60 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, the World Health Organization’s chief says.

On the ground:

I work as a resident doctor in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico City and sadly, the situation is far from ’under control’… two of my partners who worked in this hospital (interns) were killed by this new virus in less than six days even though they were vaccinated as all of us were. The official number of deaths is 20, nevertheless, the true number of victims are more than 200…

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From:

shbe.livejournal.com

"Those who have died from the virus strain have been reportedly re-animated and are walking the streets of Mexico. They are aggresive and attack by biting. It is beleived if you are bitten, you yourself will contract the virus.. Stay indoors, lock all entrances, be prepared"

From:

tailchaser.livejournal.com

and remember......aim for the head!

From:

frith

I am _so_ scared. NOT 9_9 If this turns out to be as virulent as the Spanish flu of 1918, only 2.5% of the population will die. That's just three times the usual mortality rate from all other factors (825.9 per 100,000).

I had a little bird,
Its name was Enza.
I opened the window
And in flu Enza.