Mexico flu sparks global action

by BBC News

Mexico has ramped up its containment efforts.  Photo: BBC

The international community is better prepared than ever to deal with the threatened spread of a new swine flu virus, a top UN health chief has said. As the UN warned the outbreak might become a pandemic, Dr Keiji Fukuda said years of preparing for bird flu had boosted world stocks of anti-virals.

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