death of a 23-month-old child in Texas from the swine flu

Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser confirms the first U.S. swine flu death.


Swine flu is suspected of killing more than 150 people in Mexico and sickening over 2,400 there.

WHO has confirmed at least 105 cases in seven countries. Over half of those — 66 — are in the United States !

In Geneva, WHO was convening its emergency committee Wednesday to discuss, among other things, the current pandemic alert level. It now stands at phase 4, two levels below the threshold for a full pandemic outbreak.

Mexico was taking drastic measures to fight the outbreak. It closed all archaeological sites Tuesday and allowed restaurants in the capital to only serve take-out food in an aggressive bid to stop gatherings where the virus can spread. Schools remained closed until at least May 6.