Swine flu in Mexico?

kotena · Nov 16, 2009

Does anybody know about status of the flu in mexico? We are going there mid-December...

Steve · Nov 17, 2009

You are almost certainly more at risk staying home than being in Cancun. Don't worry about it, it's too hot for the virus to survive very long here. Please see this recent post below from one of our local regulars:

V said:

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The CDC, yesterday, reported that it appears there have been more than 4,000 deaths in the U.S. as a result of contracting H1N1 influenza, formerly referred to as the "swine flu." This makes the situation in Mexico, with 255 deaths so far, seem rather mild by comparison.

The report contained in the original post on this thread focuses on the State of Yucatan. For more detailed information regarding the situation in Cancun, State of Quintana Roo, we have this report from the Mexican Ministry of Health, thanks to some research done by Rivergirl:

http://portal.salud.gob.mx/sites/salud/descargas/pdf/influenza/situacion_actual_epidemia_211009.pdf

The two tables, p.2 and p.7, appear to cover the period from March through October, this year, and show how many cases occurred, week to week. Quintana Roo, with 630 confirmed cases, total, for that period, p.8, was among the least affected of all the states of Mexico. Yucatan, on the other hand, with 3,088 cases, was among the hardest hit, with only the D.F., and Chiapas, having more cases.

There were 278 deaths attributed to the swine flu, nationwide, during the approximately six month period covered by this data which is, as Life has reminded us, a truly small number compared to those who died during that period from other causes, such as traffic accidents, to which we are all subject; and, a truly small number when compared to the number of deaths, recently reported, in the U.S.

For those concerned about the flu, Cancun would appear to be the place to be, this holiday season!
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