Swine Flu Update - San Francisco Reports a New Confirmed Case
The patient is a local boy who recently traveled to Mexico, health officials say he is not in school.
Meanwhile, KTVU-TV reports the Bay Area's probable cases of swine flu are increasing. Santa Clara County has now 4 probable cases, Contra Costa has 3, and Marin County has 2 suspected cases.
In Solano County, a 50-year-old man is likely affected by the H1N1 virus.
San Mateo County also reported two probable cases this morning, one patient is a 50-year-old man, another patient is a 46-year-old woman, and neither of them has been in Mexico.
Two Bay Area schools remain closed until May 6th.
California State Superintendent of Schools Jack O'Connell says the closures of schools will not impact the state's Standardize Test Program this year, and he also does not expect the school year will be extended.
Nationwide, the infected states are now 11, and the confirmed cases increase to 109 as of this morning, the confirmed cases in California remain 14.
CBS News reports Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says this afternoon that closing nation's border "is not merited".
She also says closing borders or ports would have "enormous adverse economic consequences", and "would have no impact or very little to help stop spreading the virus".
The World Health Organization (WHO) is now using the name "H1N1, Influenza A", instead of "swine flu". The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is also using the "H1N1 Flu" to call the previous known "Swine Flu". WHO says the name "Swine Flu" is misleading the public, and people often think the virus is spread by the pigs.
Sources:
New Case of Swine Flu Confirmed In San Francisco, KTVU.com, April 30, 2009
More Probable Cases Discovered, KCBS.com, April 30, 2009
H1N1 Flu Cases Top 100 Across U.S., CBSNews.com, April 30, 2009
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu), CDC, April 30, 2009
Influenza A(H1N1), WHO, April 30, 2009
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