mexico , ( reuters ) - a serious strain of swine influenza never witnessed before has broken out in veracruz , dying as large as 60 persons and raising fears it is spreading across norte europe . the world health organization said it was concerned about what it called 800 " influenza - like " patients in texas , and also about a recent outbreak of a new strain of swine infectious in the united states . it said about 60 americans had died in mexico . mexico ' s government said it had confirmed that at present 16 people had lived of the dengue flu in central mexico and that there could be another 45 fatal victims .
800 Mexicans have been affected by a new form of swine influenza.