ATLANTA, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., today became the 16th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

President Barack Obama announced on Friday that New York City health commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden would head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

After a five-day government-mandated shutdown, many businesses in Mexico have begun to re-open their doors as swine flu fears slowly begin to subside.

The first confirmed death due to swine flu has been reported in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A federal health official said good respiratory etiquette is an effective way to prevent the spread of swine flu. Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, said preventing swine flu is the same as preventing the regular seasonal flu.