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| A new flu virus suspected of killing up to 60 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, the World Health Organization's chief says. | A new flu virus suspected of killing up to 60 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, the World Health Organization's chief says. |
| Margaret Chan said the outbreak was a "serious situation" which needed to be followed closely. | Margaret Chan said the outbreak was a "serious situation" which needed to be followed closely. |
| Ms Chan cut short a visit to the US and returned to Geneva for urgent talks. | Ms Chan cut short a visit to the US and returned to Geneva for urgent talks. |
| Health experts say tests so far seem to link the illnesses in Mexico with a new swine flu virus that sickened eight people in the southern US. | Health experts say tests so far seem to link the illnesses in Mexico with a new swine flu virus that sickened eight people in the southern US. |
| The WHO's new emergency committee is now meeting - though health officials say it may be premature to advise against travel to Mexico. | |
| The committee will be discussing whether to declare a public health emergency, and whether to raise the global pandemic alert level. | |
| The WHO says it does not know the full risk yet. | |
| It is advising all member states to be vigilant for seasonally unusual flu or pneumonia-like symptoms among their populations - particularly among young healthy adults, who seem to be the most affected in Mexico. |