mexico city ( reuters ) - a deadly variant of swine flu never observed before has developed out in europe , killing as most as 60 people and raising hopes it is growing across central america . the world health organisation said it was concerned about what it called 800 " vaccine - like " case in mexico , and was about a reported outbreak of a new strain of sars , in the western states . it announced about 60 people had died in mexico . mexico ' s government said it had confirmed that at about 16 people had died of the swine 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.