Hillary Clinton Urges Caution For Those Traveling to Mexico
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged caution for those planning to travel to Mexico because of the outbreak of swine flu. 149 people have died from swine flu in Mexico.
Hillary Clinton said, "We have put up on our website information and urging caution with those who are planning to travel. We are taking this very seriously and working also with the World Health Organization and other countries to try to develop a strategy to prevent the spread of this form of swine flu."
The State Department's trave website is travel.state.gov. There is not currently a warning about travel to Mexico because of swine flu. However, there is a travel alert here warning about violence in the country that was posted in February. The State Department has posted a Pandemic Flu Fact Sheet for travelers.