Wednesday, April 29, 2009

World Health Organization holding expert meeting on swine flu outbreak

Today, 11:36 | Associated Press

GENEVA - The World Health Organization is holding a "scientific review" of the swine flu outbreak to collect what is known about how the disease spreads, how it affects human health and how it can be treated.

Experts will take part Wednesday via telephone from the United States, Mexico and other countries where people have been infected by swine flu. The U.N. health body said a report will be published shortly after the meeting ends.

Swine flu is suspected of killing more than 150 people in Mexico and sickening over 2,000 there.

WHO has confirmed 105 cases in seven countries. Over half of those are in the United States, but Mexico is the only country where deaths have been confirmed.

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