The Foreign and Commonwealth Office updated its Travel Advice for Mexico, 26 April 2009. This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Health section (outbreak of influenza). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
The relevant summary points now read:
Visitors to Mexico should be aware of an outbreak of influenza. The Federal Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert on 22 April after learning that a number of people had died from what appears to be a new form of influenza.
Cases have been reported in Mexico City, together with the states of Oaxaca, San Luis Potosi, Mexicali and Baja California. Travellers should consult a doctor immediately if they show signs of flu-like symptoms.
The Mexican Secretariat of Health has advised people to avoid large crowds, shaking hands, kissing people as a greeting, or using the subway. Maintaining a distance of at least six feet from other persons and frequent hand washing may decrease the risk of exposure.
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