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Swine Flu Confirmed in Yates County

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Pete Bekisz
on June 22, 2009
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Yates County, N.Y. — The Yates County Health Department reported that it received notification from the Wadsworth State Laboratory in Albany Monday morning of its first confirmed case of the H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu.

The person who is sick is recovering “without incident,” according to a press release from Yates County.

The department recommends that anyone with flu symptoms stay home from work, school or public events until they are symptom free for 24 hours.

Symptoms include fever above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have also reported diarrhea and vomiting, which are not usual symptoms of the seasonal flu.

Source: The Daily Messenger

Confirmed Swine Flu Case in Monroe County

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Pete Bekisz
on May 4, 2009
in Confirmed Cases and News from Health Services
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A message from Martha Rich, Director of Health Services

Monroe County Health Director Dr. Andrew Doniger held a news conference this afternoon updating the status of Swine Flu in our area and confirmed there is one case in Monroe County.

Currently, there are 14 suspected cases in Monroe County and one confirmed case. There is one suspected case in Ontario County and one suspected case in Wayne County has been hospitalized.

In New York state there are 96 confirmed or probable cases but there’s encouraging news as Mexican officials think the worst may be over and U.S. scientists now believe the flu may not be as deadly as first thought.