Possible Swine Flu Case In Muskogee, Oklahoma: Will Be First in OK

[David_NSU]

Source: Channel 6 News

MUSKOGEE, OK -- The Veterans Administration hospital in Muskogee has told the News On 6 on Tuesday, a patient at their facility appears to have swine flu symptoms.

VA spokesperson Neda McClellan says the patient confirmed he had recently returned from Cozumel, Mexico.

McClellan says the hospital took culture samples and sent them on the Oklahoma Department of Health for evaluation. They expect to know whether or not the patient tests positive for swine flu by Wednesday afternoon.

If positive, this would be the first case of swine flu in Oklahoma.

Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Department of Health says samples taken from five patients with flu-like symptoms in the state have all come back negative for swine flu.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has set up a phone bank for persons with questions about swine flu.

The toll free number is 1-866-278-7134.

The OSDH says the phone will be answered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Read more: http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=10265301

[rainbow4321]

1. Thanks for the info..my family lives up that way

Sucky thing is, the school district my sister lives in has already told the parents that if they find out a kid has it, they will NOT be announcing it to the parents because they don't want people to panic. Nice, eh??

Owasso school district officials apparently got pissed because Tulsa school district called and asked them what their game plan was if they found an infected student. That's their (non) game plan.

I've passed the toll free number along to her in case her district really follows thru with not notifying their community.

[mrs_p]

2. bizarre - let's see how long that policy lasts

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

nutty, indeed

Oh wait, if we deny it, it cannot be happening

[OKNancy]

5. Letter sent and auto- recording. No mention of procedures

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=10265944

[rainbow4321]

7. Tulsa is staying on top of it

Owasso not so much. But that's keeping with the tightlipped attitude that they always have with parents. Sis substitute teachs there sometimes. I've told her it's the only way she may get the inside story of kids being absent with symptoms.
She's already said if there are any cases that she will opt to homeschool for the remaining month of school since she can't trust the district to take the necessary measures.

[sazemisery]

4. I live in Muskogee

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[Old Hank]

6. The first death caused by swine-flue in the US has been reported

"A 23-month-old child in Texas is the first person known to have died of swine flu outside Mexico"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8024611.stm