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Canada: Farmer may have given swine flu to pigs

May. 2, 2009
President Obama spoke with Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Saturday afternoon to discuss "efforts to limit the spread of the 2009 H1N1 flu strain," the White House said. Their conversation came the same day a CDC official said about a third of Americans sickened had recently...
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SHANGHAI, May 1 (UPI) -- The city of Shanghai has implemented emergency measures to help prepare for the possible arrival of swine flu, a health official says.
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Mexico to virtually shut down this weekend

MEXICO CITY, April 30 (UPI) -- Activities throughout Mexico will be curtailed through the weekend -- and longer in some cases -- in an attempt to slow the spread of swine flu, officials said.

Mexico closes venues due to swine flu

MEXICO CITY , April 28 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of public venues have been closed to contain the spreading swine flu virus in Mexico City and throughout the country, officials say.

Smithfield: No swine flu in Mexican plants

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. says it has not found any signs that a swine flu outbreak is connected to its two Mexican plants.

Officials unaware of outbreak before trip

WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- Mexican officials did not warn U.S. officials about the swine flu breakout before President Barack Obama's visit in early April, the White House said.
Mexico used Canadian lab to ID flu virus

Mexico used Canadian lab to ID flu virus

MEXICO CITY, April 27 (UPI) -- The flu virus in Mexico City had to be identified in a Canadian laboratory because Mexico lacked the facilities, President Felipe Calderon said..
Aides: Obama clear of swine flu symptoms

Aides: Obama clear of swine flu symptoms

WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is clear of any swine flu symptoms after making a trip to Mexico this month, officials say.

WHO: Swine flu has pandemic potential

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 25 (UPI) -- A swine flu virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, international health officials said Saturday.

Mexico shuts school amid swine flu scare

MEXICO CITY, April 24 (UPI) -- Mexican health officials Friday ordered schools closed around the capital for fear of worsening a swine flu outbreak that may have killed as many as 60 people.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler