The number of flu victims of influenza pigs in Mexico keep increased. Mexican government announced 149 victims due to this outbreak. 
“There are 149 victims of this disease, we continue to conduct investigations,” said Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova as written AFP, Tuesday (04/28/2009). Mexican government has also closed schools to anticipate the spread of swine flu.
Fears had been spreaded to the world nowadays as day by day there are increasing number of victims due to pig influenza. Updated news or information which concerns about this pandemic issues are awaited by all country. Below, we provide you with little information that maybe helpfull in knowing closely about clinical signs/symptoms of influenza in pigs or known as Swine Influenza and potentially usefull steps to reduce transmission.
As described in the article, influenza viruses can be directly transmitted from pigs to people as “zoonotic” disease agents, and vice versa, from people to pigs. Infections are most likely to occur when people are in close proximity to pigs, such as in swine production barns, livestock exhibits at fairs, and slaughterhouses. Because of their unique susceptibility to infection with influenza viruses of both mammalian and avian species, pigs can serve as intermediaries in the transmission of influenza viruses from birds to people.
Also you may find description about which type of influenza virus which significant concerns for the health of pigs and steps that potentially useful to reduce transmission of influenza viruses between pigs and people. In addition, pigs can serve as hosts in which two (or more) influenza viruses can undergo “genetic reassortment” . This is a process in which influenza viruses exchange genes during replication.
Complete your read about Swine Influenza, clinical signs/symptoms and usefull steps to reduce transmission here in 4 pages of pdf filetype (source: docstoc.com). See more about another Zoonotic Journal in this site.
