Mexican authorities believe that the "patient zero"

Mexican authorities believe that the "patient zero" of the swine flu in his country, where 159 people have died, is a child of five years. His name is Edgar Hernandez and ensure that it is well but took "headache and fever," according to international media as reflected The Times.

The boy lives with his family in the town of La Gloria, 3,000 inhabitants and belongs to the state of Veracruz in the Mexican Caribbean, where it is believed that the swine flu outbreak began on April 2, according to local media.

Health authorities visited the area and took dozens of samples of patients, but Edgar was the only Veracruz giving positive evidence of the H1N1 virus. The remaining patients had common flu.

The Times found in its digital edition of this little words: "I feel good, but I had a headache, sore throat and fever. I had to stay in bed."

Edgar's mother, Mary, for 34 years, explains that "has great faith in God, but he was very concerned." According to British newspaper, the mother explained that her son began to feel sick after the town where two children die of pneumonia.

At that time there was no warning, but the researchers re-examined the sample was taken from Edgar began to expand when the cases of swine flu last weekend.

Edgar's mother and other residents of La Gloria, a town located two hours drive from Mexico City, believed that the child contracted the virus in a pig farm in the area.

Therefore, the authorities also took samples at the farm, owned by U.S. company, Smithfield Foods, but tests were negative.