Received: from Chris [69.29.29.245] by mail.mopublic.org with ESMTP (SMTPD-10.0) id AFD9061C; Mon, 04 May 2009 13:11:37 -0500 Message-ID: <716311CEE8BA471CAD1F38F3A289C7F9@HCHEALTH.local> From: "Chris Gilliam" To: "Kathy Parker" Subject: Fw: News Release: Four probable cases of swine flu found in Kansas City area Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:11:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0077_01C9CCB9.E0072330" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 Disposition-Notification-To: "Chris Gilliam" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-RCPT-TO: Status: X-UIDL: 527109345 X-IMail-ThreadID: 2fd800ca0000f442 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0077_01C9CCB9.E0072330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Post on website please. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Public Info, Public Info=20 To: Kliethermes, Laura=20 Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 5:33 PM Subject: News Release: Four probable cases of swine flu found in Kansas = City area=20 For Immediate Release: May 3, 2009 =20 Contact: Kit Wagar Office of Public Information 573-751-6062 Four probable cases of swine flu found in Kansas City area=20 Missouri health officials on Saturday discovered four probable cases of = swine flu from the Kansas City metropolitan area.=20 The new findings bring the number of probable or confirmed cases in = Missouri to eight.=20 The four cases were found during testing of specimens sent to the state = Public Health Laboratory by doctors whose patients reported flu-like = symptoms.=20 Specimens from each patient will be sent to the Centers for Disease = Control and Prevention for confirmation that it is swine flu, also known = as the 2009 H1N1 virus. Within the next week, Missouri's state Public = Health Laboratory will have the ability to perform the tests necessary = to confirm the presence of H1N1.=20 Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed = Saturday that a Kansas City resident currently receiving medical care in = Nebraska has tested positive for the same virus. Because the patient is = a Missouri resident, he will be counted as the second confirmed Missouri = case.=20 Nebraska authorities say the person involved is a 19-year-old man who = was in Nebraska to obtain treatment for another medical condition.=20 Two other probable cases were discovered Friday. They involve a father = and son from Howard County in central Missouri.=20 Margaret Donnelly, Director of the Department of Health and Senior = Services, said people can help limit the spread of the virus through = simple steps. People should wash their hands frequently, cover their = nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing and avoid = touching their eyes, nose or mouth. People also should stay home if they = feel ill to avoid infecting others.=20 = -30- =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0077_01C9CCB9.E0072330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 5:33 PM
Subject: News Release: Four probable cases of swine flu = found in=20 Kansas City area

For Immediate Release:

May 3, 2009

 

Contact:

Kit Wagar

Office of Public Information

573-751-6062

Four probable cases of swine flu = found in=20 Kansas City area

Missouri health officials on Saturday discovered four probable cases = of swine=20 flu from the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The new findings bring the number of probable or confirmed cases in = Missouri=20 to eight.

The four cases were found during testing of specimens sent to the = state=20 Public Health Laboratory by doctors whose patients reported flu-like = symptoms.=20

Specimens from each patient will be sent to the Centers for Disease = Control=20 and Prevention for confirmation that it is swine flu, also known as the = 2009=20 H1N1 virus.  Within the next week, Missouri=92s state Public Health = Laboratory will have the ability to perform the tests necessary to = confirm the=20 presence of H1N1.

Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed = Saturday=20 that a Kansas City resident currently receiving medical care in Nebraska = has=20 tested positive for the same virus.  Because the patient is a = Missouri=20 resident, he will be counted as the second confirmed Missouri case.=20

Nebraska authorities say the person involved is a 19-year-old man who = was in=20 Nebraska to obtain treatment for another medical condition. =

Two other probable cases were discovered Friday. They involve a = father and=20 son from Howard County in central Missouri.

Margaret Donnelly, Director of the Department of Health and Senior = Services,=20 said people can help limit the spread of the virus through simple steps. = People=20 should wash their hands frequently, cover their nose and mouth with a = tissue=20 when coughing or sneezing and avoid touching their eyes, nose or mouth. = People=20 also should stay home if they feel ill to avoid infecting others.

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