Swine Flu Confirmed in Georgia

The first case of swine flu has been identified in GA. AJC reports:

Swine Flu Confirmed In Georgia
Posted: 10:31 am EDT April 30, 2009Updated: 11:28 am EDT April 30, 2009

LAGRANGE, Ga. -- The CDC confirmed a case of swine flu Thursday at West Georgia Medical System Hospital in LaGrange in Troup County.
The patient, a 30-year-old female, is from Kentucky. She has been hospitalized in LaGrange since April 26 after returning from a trip to Cancun, Mexico on April 21.
Mexico has been identified as the source of the swine flu outbreak.
Troup County health officials said Wednesday night during a public meeting that a sample from the patient was sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for testing. The sample came back possible for swine flu.
The CDC lists cases of swine flu in at least 11 other states including Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas.
In Alabama officials shut down schools for about 31,000 students in Madison County because of two probable cases of swine flu.
Huntsville's 52 city schools and another 10 in Madison will be closed from Thursday through Monday to keep the sickness from spreading. The school attended by two kindergartners believed to have swine flu, Heritage Elementary in Madison, will be closed even longer, for a week.
Many of the county's private schools and day care centers also are shutting down temporarily, and leaders are deciding whether to let public events like plays and festivals go on.
Health leaders say they're 95 percent sure that two kindergarten students in Madison have swine flu. They say both children are at home and recovering.