Lee County has sent 51 samples of potential swine flu to the Centers for Disease Control for testing.Fifteen samples are not swine flu, one is a probable positive and two cases are confirmed, officials said Tuesday.Thirty-three samples are still pending results from the state laboratory in ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 279 confirmed cases of novel influenza in the United States, with one death in a 23-month- old.Florida has five confirmed cases in the following counties: two in Lee, one in Broward, one in Orange , and one in Pinellas.Alachua, ...
With five confirmed H1N1 flu cases in Florida, the state surgeon general has declared a public health emergency, and a toll-free information line has been set up for the public for those with questions.The telephone number is (800) 342-3557, and the line is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.In Lee County, ...
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Swine flu could shine a glaring light on the best and worst about American-style health care.At top labs, scientists are optimistic they can make a vaccine that's effective against the new virus. But in a country where one in ...
By LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Americans frightened by the swine flu are snapping up two antiviral medicines that treat the virus, whether they have it or not.New data show more than a quarter-million prescriptions for Tamiflu pills alone were filled at retail U.S ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading U.S. health expert said Monday that while "there are encouraging signs" of a leveling off in the severity of the swine flu threat, it's still too early to declare the problem under control."I'm not ready to say that yet," Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the ...
Florida now has five confirmed swine flu cases; two in Lee , one in Broward, one in Orange County , and one in Pinellas.The second Lee County confirmation is a 7 year old boy who attends Spring Creek Elementary School. The Pinellas County confirmed case is 24 year old manAlachua, Lee, ...
Florida has three confirmed cases; one in Lee , one in Broward, and one in Orange County.The Orange County confirmed case is a 14-year-old female visitor who has returned to Mexico.Alachua, Pinellas, Indian River, Okeechobee, Lee, and Clay have one probable case each. Palm Beach and ...
By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) - The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 241 in 34 states, but officials said that's largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections.The new count reflects ...
By MARGIE MASON, AP Medical WriterMEXICO CITY (AP) - Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly.The never-before-seen virus was created when genes from pig, ...