Two Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in Florida

[FarCenter]

Florida now has two CDC laboratory confirmed cases of Swine Flu.

· Lee County: 11-year-old male who attends Spring Creek Elementary School.

· Broward County: 17-year-old female who attends Hallandale High School.

Decisions regarding school closures will be made by local superintendents.

Governor Charlie Crist has directed State Surgeon General Dr. Ana Viamonte Ros to declare a public health emergency that will allow the State Surgeon General to take any action necessary to protect the public health (Florida Statutes, 381.00315).

There are currently no school closures in the state of Florida.

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[Warpy]

1. Still none in New Mexico

but we're surrounded on all sides, so it's only a matter of time.

In the meantime, a local doc has put out a PSA on masks: don't bother.

Good on him.

[Blue Meany]

4. Or in Crawford, TX despite the number of swine that have passed

through there

[kestrel91316]

5. Give it time. This thing's barely a month old.

[northernlights]

2. phew! thank goodness...

With no new swine flu threads for at least an hour, I thought time had stopped. Or something.

Btw, according to news reports, it's no longer referred to as Swine Flu. It's now only to be called the H1N1 flu. The Factory Farm Hogs have spoken. Or at least, their PR people have.

[MADem]

3. New Hampshire, too.

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=All+NH's+swine+flu+cases+linked+to+hospitals&articleId=773966d5-6352-4241-8c71-02121973c8d1
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One employee had not been at work while contagious and is not believed to have spread the disease to staff, patients and visitors. The second employee had been working while contagious. The employee suspected of having the disease is home resting.

The first probable case of swine flu in New Hampshire involves a Concord Hospital health care worker who lives in greater Concord with no travel history to Mexico, suggesting the new flu strain may have been transmitted within the community.

This prompted Gov. John Lynch to join state health, education and safety officials to urge every citizen to take basic steps to prevent further spread of the disease: hand-washing, covering coughs and staying home from work or school if they have flu-like symptoms.