Monday, May 4, 2009

GNB EXTRA--Breaking News on the H1N1 Virus

There's now a second case of the "H1N1" virus, formerly know as the "swine flu", in Georgia.



Earlier today, the Georgia Department of Human Resources announced that a 14-year-old private school student from Henry County contracted the disease. Last week, a Kentucky woman became ill from the H1N1 virus during a visit to LaGrange. The Eagles Landing Christian Academy in Henry County will have classes suspended for the next two weeks to minizime the spread of the flu. DHR officials have also announced that it's conducting tests for more potential cases in three other metro Atlanta counties.



Information



Columbus Ledger-Enquirer



WXIA-TV Atlanta



Click here for last Thursday's special report on the H1N1 virus.



Other resources



CDC H1N1 virus page: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu



Georgia Division of Public Health: http://health.state.ga.us/h1n1flu/



H1N1 Flu Update on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SwineFluUpdate



WXIA-TV Atlanta: http://www.11alive.com/news/health/h1n1/default.aspx

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