Because Mexico is a popular tourist destination,Swine Flu quickly spread beyond North America to parts of Europe and Asia.

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Mexico has the highest number of deaths and infections of the flu, which is caused by a new strain of the influenza A H1N1 virus.

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He notes that except for the death toll in Mexico, most of the swine flu cases reported since the current epidemic struck have been relatively mild.

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And in Israel, doctors are running tests on a man who recently returned from Mexico with light flu symptoms.

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For instance, Tim awoke one morning in Mexico with raging flu symptoms.

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President Calderon has stopped short of declaring "mission accomplished" against swine flu in Mexico, but the battle to lure visitors back to this country has begun.

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