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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Health
Online NewsHour
SLIDE SHOW Posted: April 27, 2009   
Mexicans Don Masks as Swine Flu Fears Grow FLASH VERSION
The swine flu outbreak in Mexico has killed as many as 103 people in the country and sickened dozens in the United States and Canada. In Mexico City, residents stayed away from public gatherings and donned masks when they had to go outside.
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Mask Handout, A member of the Mexican Navy hands out masks at the Pantitlan subway station in Mexico City, on April 26, 2009.
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Mask Handout
A member of the Mexican Navy hands out masks at the Pantitlan subway station in Mexico City, on April 26, 2009.
Photo Credit: Alfredo Estrella/AFP
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