Quote from ByLoSellHi:
There is a serious discussion among medical academics as to whether there is genetic component to the H1N1 virus which makes hispanics more vulnerable to worse case outcomes than other racial groups.
Of course, one other possibility (of many) is that the virus has been brewing far longer in Mexico than anyone previously realized, has mutated significantly recently, and only those living in Mexico, for the most part, have been infected with the most potent strain of the newly adapted virus - this would be very bad news for the world.