The flu reported in the last few days, seems to have spread across not only borders, but oceans.

The flu that has killed approximately 100 people in Mexico, and triggered the Mexican government to start shutting down events in Mexico City, has shown up in the southern United states, New Zeland, parts of Europe and possibly Asia.

Mexican swine flu spreads to Europe

Spain became the first country in Europe to confirm a case of swine flu when a man who returned from a trip to Mexico last week was found to have the virus.

But his condition, like that of 20 cases identified in the United States and six in Canada, was not serious. A New Zealand teacher and around a dozen students who recently returned from Mexico were also being treated as likely mild swine flu cases.

Cases of the flu, which has components of classic avian, human and swine flu viruses but has not actually been seen in pigs, were also suspected in Britain, France, Italy and Israel.

This paragraph from he Reuters article was really interesting. Thermal devices looking for people with fevers! The technology certainly exists, but this is the first time I’ve heard of such use. Interesting!

Many countries have stepped up surveillance at airports and ports, using thermal cameras and sensors to identify people with fever, and the World Health Organization has opened its 24-hour “war room” command center.

With proper treatment, it seems to be easily survivable (the 40 some-odd US cases have not reported any fatalities).

I’m still not sure what to make of this, and with travel to Spain planned for myself in two weeks, I’m wondering how wise it might be to continue with the trip, considering my personal risk to flu (due to medical issues of my own).  I’m considering requesting a prescription of TamaFlu from my doctor as a prophylactic action, if that is even possible.   But the one thing I’m going right now is increased my consumption of Vitamin-C from 1000mg to 4000mg a day.

More news on this will be breaking all day long.  Hopefuly it turns out to be equivelant to the big flue outbreak in 1976.