Outbreak

The Mexico/US border area outbreak of Swine Flu has gotten extremely serious.

The swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States could develop into a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said Saturday.

The outbreak involves "an animal strain of the H1N1 virus, and it has pandemic potential," director general Margaret Chan said, adding that it is too early to say whether a pandemic will actually occur.

To contain the outbreak, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard announced on Saturday the cancellation of all public events for 10 days.

The World Health Organization has advised countries around the world to look out for similar outbreaks following the discovery of related strains on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.

At least 62 people in Mexico have died from pneumonia after contracting a flu-like virus. WHO said some tested positive for a strain that sickened at least seven in the southwestern United States. No deaths have been reported in the U.S.

That's a serious problem. This one could be bad, folks. Keep an eye on this outbreak.