Friday, April 24, 2009 
The White House is closely following the outbreak of a new strain of swine flu in the United States and President Barack Obama has been informed, an administration official said Friday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the virus in the United States was a never-before-seen mixture of viruses typical among pigs, birds and humans. All seven American patients, who came down with the illness, have recovered. But it has also broken out in Mexico, killing at least 16 people and sickening more than 800.
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"It is a virus that mutated from pigs and then at some point was transmitted to humans," Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said Friday told the Televisa network.
Mexico City has suspended classes at schools and universities to contain what could be a new strain of influenza.
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