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Watch part two
The World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the swine influenza A (H1N1) outbreak could gain momentum in the months ahead, despite claims by the health secretary of Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak, that the virus "is in its declining phase."
As of early Monday, Mexican health officials reported 568 cases and 22 fatalities linked to the virus.
WHO says it has confirmed 506 cases and 19 deaths in Mexico. The world has 985 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, in a total of 20 countries.
The recent fast-spreading outbreak of the virus caused panic across the world.
Medical workers are rushing to get a fuller picture of the outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which the WHO fears could tip into a pandemic. Bringing a new vaccine to the market will still take four to six months.
On Monday's Riz Khan show we take a look at the emergence of the H1N1 virus, the role of antiviral drugs and what can be expected next.
Joining the programme is Adel Mahmoud from The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. He recently retired as president of Merck Vaccines.
Also on the programme is John Barry, the author of The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History.
This Riz Khan show aired on Monday, May 4, 2009.
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