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According to the Centers for Disease Control, the Novel H1N1 virus is a new strain of influenza first detected in Mexico in early March 2009. It has spread from country to country and in June 2009, the World Health Organization confirmed that a pandemic was underway. Most people who become ill with the virus don't require medical help, but some groups are at "high risk" of serious complications. These groups include pregnant women, children under five, adults over 64, and people with specific chronic pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, hematological, neurological, neuromuscular and metabolic disorders.