Governments around the world are today on high alert for a possible swine flu pandemic as the death toll from the virus in Mexico rose to more than 100 and the first European case was confirmed in Spain.

Possible cases were reported as far afield as Israel, New Zealand and Scotland, after a declaration at the weekend by the World Health Organisation of an international public health emergency was followed by a call for worldwide surveillance of the spread of the virus.

Spain’s health ministry today said a young man who had recently been in Mexico had been confirmed as having swine flu, and 17 other people were under investigation.

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