mexican city ( reuters ) - a fatal epidemic of avian flu not seen before has broken out in mexico , kills as much as 60 people and raising fears it is growing across latin america . the sun health organization said it was concerned about what it called 800 " influenza - like " cases in mexico , and also about a confirmed outbreak of a new strain of swine flu in the mexican states . it mentioned about 60 others had suffered in mexico . mexico ' s army said it had confirmed that at least 16 people had died of the swine flu in northeast mexico and that there might be additional 45 fatal victims .
800 Mexicans have been affected by a new form of swine influenza.