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Mexico says it is going through what is the biggest drop in its tourism revenue since records began in the 1980s because of the swine flu scare.

Videos on the Tortilla crisis in Mexico

Infection control experts are scrambling to respond to outbreaks of swine flu in Mexico and the US, and suspected cases elsewhere.

Globesity - Fat's New Frontier The world is getting very fat, very fast and now the obesity epidemic has spread from rich countries to poor and developing countries it is likely 1 billion people will be obese by 2030. In our special examination of arguably the world's number one health issue, Globesity - Fat's New Frontier, Foreign Correspondent visits the new obesity hotspots - Mexico, Brazil, China and India - where hundreds of millions are gripped by weight issues and associated diseases.

National public health bodies are co-ordinating their work to prevent the spread of a new swine flu virus, the World Health Organisation says.

Mexican authorities have taken drastic measures to contain a new strain of the swine flu virus that has killed 81 and prompted fears of a global pandemic.

The head of Mexico's national health care system, who is HIV positive, works tireslessly to raise AIDS awareness.

Special report with outbreak map