H1N1Flu Pandemic

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While apparently not getting worse since its elevation to pandemic status, the H1N1 flu still will deliver quite an economic punch to Mexico, according to a World Bank report.
As ground zero for the flu, Mexico’s gross domestic product might reduce as much as 2.2%, the report says. Tourism in the country is down 43%. Bloomberg has more on the study.
The range of the potential economic impact from a pandemic is broad, according to a 2006 study cited by the World Bank. The low-end impact was estimated at …

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