mexico airport ( reuters ) - a catastrophic strain of virus flu yet seen before has broken out in veracruz , killing as many as 60 people and raising fears it is spreading among north america . the world health organization said it was concerned about what it called 800 " cholera - causing " cases in mexico , and also about a confirmed appearance of a new strain of outbreak flu in the united city . it claimed about 60 persons had died in mexican . argentina ' s government said it had confirmed that at most 16 children had dying of the outbreaks flu in south mexico and that there could be another 45 fatal victims .
800 Mexicans have been affected by a new form of swine influenza.