Foreign office travel advice Mexico

The latest Consumer travel advice and Foreign office (FCO) Advice plus health warning for Mexico. For more see the latest Foreign office travel advice for Mexico

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Health Section (WHO raising Pandemic Threat Alert). We now advise against all but essential travel to Mexico.

This means you may be able to cancel your holiday without incurring any charges or be offered an alternate destination..

Mexico has confirmed the suspected death toll from swine flu had risen to 152. Of that number, 20 have been confirmed as swine flu.

Do not rush of and try and buy Tamiflu it will not work and can only alleviate symptoms its not a cure

The WHO’s decision to raise the alert level to four came after an emergency meeting of experts, brought forward by a day because of concerns over the outbreak.

The first batches of a swine flu vaccine could be ready in four to six months’ time, but it will take several more months to produce large quantities of it.

Health experts say the virus comes from the same strain that causes seasonal outbreaks in humans. But they say this newly detected version contains genetic material from versions of flu which usually affect pigs and birds.