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Study Abroad in Mexico Suspension Removed
The University of Minnesota has ended its suspension of university-sponsored travel to Mexico that was put in place based on CDC recommendations during the height of the outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) in Mexico.
This is being done because the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgraded its warning against nonessential travel to Mexico because risk of severe disease from the novel H1N1 virus now appears to be less than originally thought.
While H1N1 appears to still be spreading worldwide, the illness caused by the virus is much milder than initially thought and there have been relatively few deaths.
Because of this new understanding of the virus, and the change in the CDC's advisory, it was determined that the suspension of sponsored-travel to Mexico was no longer warranted. The CDC removed its advisory against nonessential travel to Mexico on May 15 and replaced it with a health precaution encouraging travelers at high risk for complications from any form of influenza to discuss travel plans to Mexico with a health care provider.
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