Federal agent source of Severna Park swine flu suspicions

Suspected swine flu stems from a trip to Mexico

By SHANTEE WOODARDS, Staff Writer

Published 04/30/09

A federal agent from Severna Park who may have infected his wife, son and nephew with the swine flu contracted the flu virus while on duty with President Barack Obama earlier this month in Mexico City.

The man, who asked not be identified, was on duty as part of a protection detail with the president and other U.S. officials, he said. The agent and the president were part of a museum visit there with Felipe Solis, a distinguished archaeologist who showed Obama around the city's anthropology museum during his visit to Mexico earlier this month. Solis, Director of Mexico’s National Anthropology Museum died April 23, a week...

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Shilling Part 2... - 2009-04-30 20:42:41

Ever notice in the "New Case of Swine Flu Detected" headlined story, buried in the middle is how the person has already recovered... maybe next week the headline will read "Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor" and by the end they'll reveal we won the war...

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Shilling - 2009-04-30 20:38:54

The reason they pump this crap up is that good news never sold a paper or made someone want to watch the news...all the media is doing is hyping this up for advertising bucks. Wait a few weeks, this will go on the shelf with Y2K hype...

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Over-reacting - 2009-04-30 19:58:49

People are over-reacting, to a point. What people are failing to do is look at the facts. The Swine Flu comes around EVERY year, just like other strains of flu. People die from the Swine Flu EVERY year, just like other strains of flu. The reporting of this is more prevelant than ever before due to numerous reasons: increased media, the economy and the health insurance issue, the illegal alien issue, etc. etc. etc. Yes, more people in Mexico may be dying than ever before but honestly, the health care system down there is entirely different than in this country or in Europe. They don't get flu shots every year like the majority of people here do. I urge everyone to go to the CDC website and get the true and accurate facts regarding flu strains and to stop feeding into the panic.

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