The Mexican Flu epidemic is not over yet. For those persons that are claiming that it is not as dangerous as was made out to be, they should still remain on alert and take precautions against the spread of the Mexican strain of this virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) head, Margaret Chan indicates full flu pandemic to be declared. The WHO is likely to raise its flu alert to the top of its six-point scale and declare a pandemic, its director-general indicated in an interview published on Monday.
In remarks setting the scene for another alert increase, but without saying when, Chan warned against over-confidence following a stabilization in the number of new cases of the H1N1 strain that has proved deadly in Mexico.
“Level 6 does not mean, in any way, that we are facing the end of the world. It is important to make this clear because (otherwise) when we announce level 6 it will cause an unnecessary panic,” she told Spanish newspaper El Pais. “Flu viruses are very unpredictable, very deceptive … We should not be over-confident. One must not give H1N1 the opportunity to mix with other viruses. That is why we are on alert.”
Read the full report at Reuters: http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE5431R520090504?sp=true
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