By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Saturday that the U.S. is taking "all necessary precautions" to be prepared if the swine flu develops into "something worse" and spoke to Mexico's president about how to keep the flu strain from ...
The Lee County Health Department confirmed Friday that a Spring Creek Elementary School child tested positive for H1N1, or swine flu.The 11-year-old boy is the first person in Lee County, and the second in the state, to test positive for the influenza strain.The Health Department, along with ...
An Lee County elementary school child is being investigated for a case of swine flu.The Lee County Health Department called the case "suspect," and is waiting on results from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga., to determine if the strain is H1N1, or swine flu.Results are due in ...
By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama voiced hope Friday that the swine flu virus will run its course "like ordinary flus" as officials reported more than two dozen new cases and scores more schools shut down.The government issued new guidance for ...
Due to confirmed cases of Swine Influenza A in Broward and Lee counties and the potential for the disease to further spread throughout the state, Gov. Charlie Crist and public health officials declared a public health emergency today.The emergency will remain in effect for 60 days or until ...
The School District of Lee County will close Spring Creek Elementary next week due to a confirmed case of the swine flu in an 11-year-old student.The closure will give staffers time to disinfect public areas and also will allow time - nine days including weekends - for some isolation of those ...
LONDON (AP) - The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Britain has risen to 13.The U.K. Health Protection Agency said Friday that two of the cases involve people who didn't travel to Mexico, meaning the virus was transmitted from one person to another within Britain.One of those two people ...
RYAN NAKASHIMAAssociated Press WritersLOS ANGELES (AP) - With movie theaters in Mexico shut down to contain the spread of swine flu, Hollywood studios have delayed plans to kick off the summer movie season there. The country is regularly among the top 12 foreign markets for U.S. movies.Actors ...
The Associated PressKey developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials:-Deaths: 15 confirmed in Mexico and one confirmed in U.S., a toddler from Mexico who died in Texas.-Confirmed sickened ...
By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press WriterTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Two youths are Florida's first confirmed cases of swine flu, officials confirmed Friday.Florida Gov. Charlie Crist directed the state's surgeon general to declare a public health emergency, empowering Dr. Ana M. Viamonte Ros to ...
