puebla airport ( reuters ) - a serious strain of h5n1 influenza never seen before has broken out in mexico , killing as many as 60 everyone and answering fears it is spreading outside north america . the global meteorological group said it was alarmed about what it named 800 " influenza - based " cases in mexico , and especially about a known outbreak of a new strain of swine flu in the neighboring states . it said about 60 person had dying in mexico . mexico ' s government mentioned it had confirmed that at least 16 person had death of the infected flu in central mexican and that there possible be another 45 killed victims .
800 Mexicans have been affected by a new form of swine influenza.