Flu pandemic by country

Dr. Richard Wenzel helps us understand the symptoms, the causes, and the best ways to prevent transmission of swine flu. Ros Atkins, presenter of the BBC’s World Have Your Say, joins us with a look at how Mexico is handling the outbreak.

Keith Bradsher, Hong Kong bureau chief of the New York Times, joins The Takeaway with a look at lessons we can learn from Hong Kong’s reaction to the SARS scare. Also joining us is Donald G. McNeil, a New York Times science reporter.

You can’t get swine flu from eating pork. Advertising consultant Cindy Gallop (who’s never actually worked for the pork industry) joins The Takeaway with her creative suggestions for resuscitating a product that’s been sullied by circumstances.

Outside of North America, Spain is the country most affected by the swine flu. Scientists there are trying to answer a fundamental question about the H1N1 virus: For each person infected, how many more are likely to become infected? Answering this question will help epidemiologists predict how far and how quickly the virus will spread. […]

In Egypt, the government has responded to the swine flu outbreak by ordering the slaughter of all of the country’s pigs. Residents of one Cairo slum say the move will do nothing to protect Egyptians from the virus, even as it destroys their livelihood. Aya Batrawy reports from Cairo.