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Reported case of swine flu in Orlando awaits confirmationReports of Florida's first case of swine flu may have been premature.
In a 12:15 press conference, Dr. Scott C. Brady, vice president of Florida Hospital in Orlando, said reports of the case were based on an e-mail between a doctor and a reporter, but that testing needed to confirm the case by the state has not yet been completed.
Earlier today, WFTV-9 in Orlando reported that Loran Hauck, Adventist Health System's chief medical officer, wrote that a patient at the hospital had been diagnosed with swine flu. WFTV-9's report said Hauck's e-mail originally stated that the patient was a tourist from Mexico who visited Disney attractions over the weekend.
Ritter Requests Colorado’s Allotment of Antiviral MedicationDENVER – Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter announced Sunday that in response to the rapidly morphing swine flu outbreak, with its epicenter in Mexico, where more than 1,000 possible cases have been reported, along with 102 possibly related deaths (and upwards of 20 of those deaths confirmed as being related), he has taken the precautionary measure of requesting Colorado's allotment of antiviral medication from the federal national stockpile.

The U.S. declared a national health emergency Sunday, allowing the federal government to ship roughly 12 million doses of flu-fighting medications from a federal stockpile to states in case they eventually need them.
In Mexico, near the epicenter of the outbreak, soldiers handed out 6 million facemasks to help stop the spread of this unique virus. Canada has confirmed six cases of swine flu outbreak.
As of April 27, the World Health Organization reported 40 confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States. Government health officials have declared a public health emergency, which is a warning, for swine flu. There is not an actual imminent emergency at this time but the declaration will help the Department of Health and Human Services prepare for one
Swine flu Q and A: What the CDC advisesThe following Q&A was created from information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Q. What is swine flu?
A. Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. Until recently, the disease very rarely spread to humans. In late March and early April 2009, cases of human infection with swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses were reported in Mexico and then in Southern California and near San Antonio, Texas. Since then, 40 confirmed cases have been reported in the United States in California, Kansas, New York City, Ohio and Texas. An updated case count is available on the cdc Web site at www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm .
Q. Is this swine flu virus contagious?
A. CDC has determined that this swine flu virus is spreading from person to person, but it is unknown how easily it spreads.
Q. What are the symptoms of swine flu in people?
A. The symptoms of swine flu, which are similar to symptoms of regular flu, include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, pneumonia and respiratory failure and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause chronic medical conditions to worsen.
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