As had been predicted by celebrity show experts, 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson has decided not to fly to Britain because of the threat of swine flu outbreak.

According to the media reports, the 50-year-old star had decided to cancel and stay with in LA to ensure that he is as safe as possible. The 'Thriller' hit-maker would now visit Britain within the next few weeks in order to find a suitable home to live in during his residency at London's O2 arena.

Giving this information to the media persons, a close source of the pop singer said, "Michael doesn't want to travel because of the worry surrounding the flu outbreak. He's very particular about not catching germs anyway but he's particularly wary of what's going on right now."

It is believed that Jackson is very particular about not catching germs. Moreover, the pop singer keeps himself up to date with all the latest global news about the flu on the internet.

"He still wants to come over to view the properties but he's monitoring the situation and has postponed travel for the time being," disclosed a close source.

It can be recalled that the governments of U. S., France, Britain and Germany have also issued warnings against unnecessary travel to Mexico.

Swine influenza, also known as swine flu, pigfluenza, hog flu, and pig flu refers to influenza caused by those strains of influenza virus that usually infect pigs and are called swine influenza virus (SIV).