Swine flu cases rises in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say the number of swine flu cases in Georgia has risen to 24 with the confirmation of probable cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded validation to the Georgia Public Health Lab on Friday to perform confirmatory testing of the novel H1N1 virus, known as swine flu. This means the lab was quickly able to test and confirm all its probable samples. As recently as Thursday, officials said there were eight cases, with six associated with a private school in Henry County. Dr. Sandra Ford, acting director of the Division of Public Health, said no patients diagnosed have been hospitalized and most have recuperated. Five cases were tested out-of-state. Both seasonal flu virus and the H1N1 are present in Georgia currently. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 

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