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New flu cases move beyond ties to Mexico
By Emily Senger, National PostMay 20, 2009
Contracting swine flu from a woman coughing on the subway is now a greater threat than getting the virus from a Mexican vacationer, health officials suggested yesterday.
The majority of new swine flu cases in Toronto are now from human-to-human contact within the city and not from people who have picked up the virus in other countries, Toronto Public Health's director of communicable disease control told the Toronto Board of Health yesterday.
A day after Canada lifted travel restrictions to Mexico, there were 113 confirmed cases of swine flu in Toronto, and the virus is still spreading, Dr. Barbara Yaffe said told the board.
"The evidence shows this virus is circulating in the community," she said. "Nearly 90% of new cases are locally acquired."
esenger@nationalpost.com
New flu cases move beyond ties to Mexico
By Emily Senger, National PostMay 20, 2009
Contracting swine flu from a woman coughing on the subway is now a greater threat than getting the virus from a Mexican vacationer, health officials suggested yesterday.
The majority of new swine flu cases in Toronto are now from human-to-human contact within the city and not from people who have picked up the virus in other countries, Toronto Public Health's director of communicable disease control told the Toronto Board of Health yesterday.
A day after Canada lifted travel restrictions to Mexico, there were 113 confirmed cases of swine flu in Toronto, and the virus is still spreading, Dr. Barbara Yaffe said told the board.
"The evidence shows this virus is circulating in the community," she said. "Nearly 90% of new cases are locally acquired."
esenger@nationalpost.com