SWINE FLU: New Jersey Identifies 5 Probable Cases

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey health officials say they've identified five probable cases of swine flu in people who recently traveled to Mexico and California.

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday that all have mild forms of the flu and none has been hospitalized.

The department says it's arranging for confirmatory testing at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Results are expected within two days.

The patients include residents of several counties. Four recently traveled to Mexico; the fifth had traveled to California.

Mexico is considered the epicenter of the swine flu outbreak, with 149 suspected deaths and nearly 2,000 people believed to be infected. California has several confirmed cases.

The New Jersey cases were identified through preliminary tests conducted at the New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratories.

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ New Jersey health officials say they've identified five probable cases of swine flu in people who recently traveled to Mexico and California.

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday that all have mild forms of the flu and none has been hospitalized.

The department says it's arranging for confirmatory testing at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Results are expected within two days.

The patients include residents of several counties. Four of the five recently traveled to Mexico; the fifth had traveled to California.

The cases were identified through preliminary tests conducted at the New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratories.

Comments

[love2see1016]

I have heard that there is a suspected case in Fords, New Jersey. I have family that lives there and the the school district called all the parents to let them know that there is a suspected case in Fords Middle School. Like the othere people say-if we all practiced good hygiene there would not be this problem, and if the schools learned to clean them correctly then this might be preventable as well. I know that the schools are not bleached once a week or even cleaned the desks daily, it just needs to be practiced for the safety of the kids in the school.

[justoverit333]

Probably college kids on spring break recently in
Mexico brought it back to the states.

[adv2int]

If we practice good hygiene, then this would be preventable.