Swine Flu Still Spreading WASHINGTON, D.C. (Associated Press) -
An Associated Press count finds at least 274 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in 35 states so far. Most of the cases are in New York, with Texas second and California third.

A leading U.S. health expert says there are "encouraging signs" of a leveling off in the severity of the swine flu threat, but it's still too early to declare the problem under control.

Dr. Richard Besser of the CDC says he's "not ready to say" that the flu has peaked in Mexico, which has lowered its flu alert level.

Besser says, "We are by no means out of the woods."

There has been one death in the United States, a toddler who succumbed to the disease after he was brought to the country from Mexico.

The CDC chief was interviewed on CBS's "The Early Show" and NBC's "Today" show.


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