Swine flu confirmed in Summit Co.

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Swine flu confirmed in Summit Co.
May 2nd, 2009 @ 4:50pm
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PARK CITY -- Summit County health officials say the CDC has confirmed a case of H1N1 virus, or swine flu, in a school-aged child from Park City.
Steve Jenkins, director of the Summit County Health Department, said during a news conference Saturday morning that the student apparently contracted the virus while in Mexico on spring break. Since then, the student has fully recovered.
Park City schools will remain closed through May 10 to limit the possibility of transmitting the virus, said Tom VanGorder, director of student services for the Park City School District.
The state's first probable cases of the virus were reported in three students from that district on Wednesday. The district closed schools there while awaiting test results from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.
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Health officials say about one-third of the confirmed U.S. cases of swine flu are people who had been to Mexico.

By week's end, Utah health officials had sent nine probable cases to the CDC for testing. As of Saturday afternoon, there were one confirmed and nine probable cases of H1N1:

7 cases from Summit County (1 confirmed)(1 new Saturday)
2 cases from Salt Lake County
1 case from Weber-Morgan Health District

Results of those tests could arrive as early as Sunday. So far, all of those cases are said to be mild. None have required hospitalization.
Dr. David Sundwall, executive director of the Utah Department of Health, said he expects more cases to be confirmed. Yet he urged the public not to panic.
"I'm not greatly concerned this is going to be an epidemic of great consequence because it seems to be behaving like seasonal flu," he said.
Saturday Utah received kits from the CDC that will allow it to confirm cases within a day. The health department said it will take a couple of days to test the kits before they are put into use.
Early detection can be more critical than treatment. It can also make a difference in how long or even if a school closes.
Right now, all Park City schools and Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake are closed.
Mexico reported no new deaths from swine flu overnight. But the virus keeps spreading around the world, with new cases confirmed in Europe and Asia. Mexico's confirmed caseload grew to 443. The U.S. count rose to 171 and there were 716 confirmed swine flu cases worldwide.

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H1N1 swine flu confirmed in Summit County

<!--subtitle-->Official tally ? State now has one confirmed, nine probable cases
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The county also has another probable case.
That leaves Utah with one confirmed case and nine probable cases, with many others being tested, said David Sundwall, executive director of the Utah Department of Health. He expects more cases to be confirmed.
"Common sense tells me this is the tip of the iceberg," he said, adding he is not alarmed because the virus "seems to be behaving like seasonal flu."
The confirmation "doesn't mean a lot," he cautioned, emphasizing the illness has been mild in Utah. "There's no need to panic; take precautions in your personal health," he advised, from covering coughs to avoiding unnecessary travel to Mexico.
The student with the confirmed case went to Mexico on spring break, said Steve Jenkins, director of the Summit County Health Department.
To prevent any further spread of the new flu, he urged Utahns to continue to stay home and voluntarily isolate themselves if they feel ill. "Don't congregate together," he said.
Summit County now has one confirmed case and six probable cases; all except one are in school-age children, health officials said.
Now that the virus has been confirmed, Park City schools will remain closed at least through May 10 "to prevent the further transmission of this virus," said Tom Van Gorder, director of student

Web sites for learning opportunities, and to sign up for the district's text messaging system.
The state's first probable cases were detected in three elementary- and middle-school students in Summit County, where Park City Superintendent Ray Timothy opted late Wednesday to temporarily close the district's eight campuses at least through Monday.
When the state health lab could not identify the strain of the students' influenza, samples were sent to the federal Centers for Disease Control [CDC] and Prevention. The first result had been expected Friday, but was not received until today.
The state received 500 test kits to allow quicker local testing of suspected swine flu samples. Sundwall said the CDC is backlogged 2,900 tests, but 99 percent of the probable cases are proving positive for the new flu.
The state now has a total of one confirmed case and six probable cases in Summit County, two probable cases in Salt Lake County and one probable case in the Weber-Morgan Health District.
The flu and Park City schools
? All Park City School District schools are closed through at least May 10. School officials have yet to determine when students will be allowed to return.
? The federal Centers For Disease Control recommends that if two or more students test positive for H1N1 virus within a district, that all schools in that district should close for two weeks.
? Information hotline for Park City schools and western Summit County health department services: 435-615-5989.


Postponed for flu
A celebration of the anniversary of Israel's independence, scheduled for Sunday in Park City, has been postponed to prevent the spread of the new H1N1 swine flu, organizers said.
The marking of Yom Ha'atzmaut had been planned for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Temple Har Shalom, at 3700 N. Brookside Court in Park City. The new date will be announced later.
Services for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this weekend also have been canceled.


Utah's H1N1 swine flu count
? One confirmed case in Summit County.
? Six probable cases in Summit County.
? Two probable cases in Salt Lake County.
? One probable case in the Weber-Morgan health district.
Source: Utah Department of Health