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Trucker med clinics on alert for swine flu

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville-based company that operates medical clinics in truck stops has cautioned its personnel to look for evidence of swine flu.

Professional Drivers Medical Depot CEO Dr. John McElligot said truck drivers travel more than 600 miles per day and told The Knoxville News Sentinel "it's truckers that spread things."

The company has Texas clinics in El Paso and Laredo, which are close to the Mexican border.

Mexican Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova says the suspected death toll in his country has climbed to 149, with 20 of those cases confirmed to be from swine flu.

There have been at least 40 confirmed cases of swine flu in the U.S.

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