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Mexican and U.S. Health Authorities Investigating Outbreak Among Travellers To Acapulco

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 29th, 2001

The Mexico Ministry of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating an outbreak of acute respiratory illness among U.S. travelers returning from Acapulco, Mexico, during March 2001.

The source of the exposure has not yet been determined. However, preliminary information has revealed that all ill persons either stayed in or spent time on the premises of the Calinda Beach Hotel in Acapulco.

This cluster of illness was reported to CDC after a number of U.S. university students, who traveled to Acapulco during March, sought medical care for acute respiratory illness, with symptoms that included high fever,...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2001-04-29)

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