A fourth patient has died from the A( N1H1) flu in Australia.  The patient was a 71-year-old woman from Melbourne.  The patient’s death was reported last Thursday, June 25. While the A(H1N1) flu in Australia is mild, it can affect patients who have pre-existing medical conditions before contracting the disease. The family of the patient did not want the medical records of the patient to be released.  Australia has 1,509 recorded cases of A(H1N1) as of Friday , June 26.

The travel warning to Mexico issued by the US government because of the Swine Flu has been canceled. The waning of the swine flu in Mexico has prompted the US State Department and the US Centers for Disease Control to lift the travel warning against Mexico last Friday, May 15.