Health officials in Illinois say they’ve tested more than 500 specimens from patients with flu symptoms and continue to receive more samples from doctors every day.
Health officials in Illinois say they’ve tested more than 500 specimens from patients with flu symptoms and continue to receive more samples from doctors every day. Spokeswoman Melaney Arnold says the Illinois Department of Public Health’s testing has so far shown 41 of those patients are probably suffering from the new virus. The state is awaiting additional testing before calling any of the cases confirmed. The department is using existing staff and resources to keep up with the demand for testing. The new strain of flu is a mix of pig, bird and human genes to which people have limited natural immunity. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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