2009 flu pandemic in Mexico

When

2009

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

23.00° N, 102.00° W

Cause

pandemic H1N1/09 virus

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

In March and April 2009, an outbreak of a new strain of influenza commonly referred to as "swine flu" infected many people in Mexico and other parts of the world, causing illness ranging from mild to severe. Initial reports suggested that the outbreak had started in February due to farming practices at a pig farm half-owned by Smithfield Foods.

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