Potential Source of Swine Flu Discovered?

The Guardian is reporting that Mexican public health officials have confirmed a case of H1N1 swine flu or "North American Flu" in a four-year old boy from a village in south-eastern Mexico where 60% of residents fell ill to a widespread respiratory disease in February. The boy's illness came amid an outbreak of severe respiratory disease in the village of La Gloria in which over 400 residents reported symptoms of high fever, muscle aches, respiratory distress, and vomiting and diarrhea. Virginia-based Smithfield, the largest pork producer in the world, has a production facility approximately 12 miles from the village of La Gloria. In a statement released by the company they stressed that neither their pigs nor their employees had signs or symptoms of the disease. The company is cooperating with Mexican health officials and will be submitting samples from the facility at Granjas Carroll for testing at the University of Mexico.

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