http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8016909.stm
World health experts are investigating a new strain of flu that may have killed as many as 60 people in Mexico. The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said tests so far seem to link Mexico's outbreak with a swine flu virus that had sickened eight in the southern US. The CDC said it was taking the virus - about which it was working to learn as much as possible - seriously. Mexican authorities have closed public buildings, suspended public events and and launched a vaccination campaign. It is suspected the virus may have been involved in the deaths of about 60 people, mostly in and around Mexico City, since mid-March. A new swine flu strain has been confirmed in 16 of the deaths and 44 others are being tested, Mexico's health secretary said. More than 900 other people are thought to have been infected. Officials said most of those killed so far were young adults - rather than more vulnerable children and the elderly. Schools, museums and libraries have been closed across the capital region and people are being urged to avoid shaking hands or sharing crockery. All public events have been suspended, an official said.
In Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) said an emergency committee would likely convene over the weekend. And in the US, the White House said it was watching the situation.
Dr Richard Besser, acting director of the CDC, said that preliminary tests on seven out of 14 samples from patients in Mexico had matched the virus found in the US. Eight people have fallen sick - six in California and two in Texas - with a virus that experts say is a new strain of swine flu. All eight have recovered and only one was hospitalised.
Eddie: Oh, and if Tom or anyone else for that matter feels like givin' them a bit of a kickin', I'm sure it won't do any harm.
Soap: Yeah, little bit of pain never hurt anybody. If you know what I mean. Also, I think knives are a good idea. Big, ****-off shiny ones. Ones that look like they could skin a crocodile. Knives are good, because they don't make any noise, and the less noise they make, the more likely we are to use them. Shit 'em right up. Makes it look like we're serious. Guns for show, knives for a pro.
Tom: Soap, is there something we should know about you?
Bacon: I'm not sure what's more worrying. The job or your past.