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Friday, November 20, 2009
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Continuing coverage of the Swine Flu outbreak
| 2009-05-12 | |
| State health officials announced Monday that 11 more cases of swine flu were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bringing the total in Louisiana to 20 confirmed cases in 11 parishes. | |
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| 2009-05-09 | |
| State health officials said Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed two more Louisiana cases of H1N1, or swine flu, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to nine. | |
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| 2009-05-08 | |
| LAFAYETTE — High and low fives and a cheery chorus of “Welcome back!” greeted the more than 700 students Thursday at Cathedral-Carmel School who have spent the past week at home. | |
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| State and federal officials scaled back their response to swine flu Thursday after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidelines and is now recommending that most people with mild flu symptoms no longer need to see a doctor. | |
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| 2009-05-07 | |
| Louisiana had no new confirmed cases of swine flu on Wednesday but the number of suspected cases continued to increase, state officials said. | |
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| Key developments on swine flu outbreaks on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and government officials. | |
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| 2009-05-06 | |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “updated” its policy Tuesday and now says schools should stay open even when a student has a confirmed case of swine flu. | |
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| LAFAYETTE — School resumes Thursday at five area parochial schools that had been closed as part of the state’s precautions to prevent the spread of swine flu. | |
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| 2009-05-05 | |
| There were no new confirmed cases of swine flu in Louisiana on Monday, but state health officials were still waiting for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to test 21 samples from Louisiana. “The CDC is telling states that they’re confirming the swine flu virus in approximately 99 percent of the cases they are testing,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday at a news conference at the Governor’s Mansion. | |
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| LAFAYETTE — Parochial schools in the Lafayette area with suspected swine flu cases will be closed this week, pending test results on infected students’ influenza samples by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anna Larriviere, diocesan superintendent, said. | |
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| 2009-05-04 | |
| A Catholic elementary school in Baton Rouge closed Monday because of swine flu fears, even though there were no confirmed cases. | |
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| (AP) — Louisiana has five new suspected cases of swine flu, but the number of confirmed cases remains at seven. Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday that four of the new suspected cases are children from Lafayette. The fifth is an adult in Gonzales.ls. | |
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| 2009-05-03 | |
| Gov. Bobby Jindal said Sunday that seven Louisiana schoolchildren in three parishes tested positive for human swine influenza, the state’s first confirmed cases of the virus. | |
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| Gov. Bobby Jindal held a press conference Saturday afternoon to update Louisiana citizens on the latest in the swine flu scare. | |
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| There now are 23 suspected cases of swine flu in six Louisiana parishes, including a potential cluster of cases in four Lafayette schools, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Saturday. | |
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| 2009-05-02 | |
| State officials announced this morning that there are now 20 suspected cases of the swine flu virus in seven parishes in Louisiana. “These are only possible cases, meaning they could not be identified by the Office of Public Health Laboratory in New Orleans and have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab in Atlanta, Ga. for confirmation,” according to a news release sent by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security. | |
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| Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office announced Friday that health officials are investigating another possible case of swine flu — this time in Ascension Parish — bringing the total number of possible cases to nine. | |
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| LAFAYETTE — More confirmations of Type A influenza didn’t close schools Friday, but officials at closed parochial schools are taking a wait-and-see approach before deciding if students will return Monday. | |
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| 2009-05-01 | |
| The federal government recommends states have enough influenza treatments for at least a quarter of the state's population. In Louisiana that's a little more than a million courses of flu treatments, but the state only has about 700,000 on hand. News 2's Rob Krieger gets answers on why doctors say Louisiana is prepared. | |
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| Even though there are no reported swine flu cases at area schools, some aren't taking any chances. Brusly Elementary was closed Friday because a student there had the flu. The student hasn't been at school all week, but as News 2's Dana Hackett reports, some parents are still concerned. | |
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| Senior trips are being affected by swine flu. About 30 seniors in Ascension Parish are scheduled to fly to Cancun at the end of the month, but rerouting their trip may not happen because their trip insurance doesn't cover a contingency for swine flu. News 2's Lori Steele gets answers on what the policy says. | |
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| The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is investigating eight suspected cases of the swine flu in four parishes, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday during a news conference. | |
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| LAFAYETTE — Parents still have no answer as to whether the swine flu is spreading through Lafayette schools. Lab results are still pending for five cases of Type A influenza confirmed at Cathedral-Carmel School. Such is also the status on reported cases from Orleans, St. Martin and St. Tammany parishes, according to state officials. | |
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| There is no documented proof face masks can prevent people from contracting the swine flu, physicians and government officials said Thursday. But such statements did nothing to slow sales in Baton Rouge. | |
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| 2009-04-30 | |
| Cathedral Carmel School closed for the rest of the week because as many as five students have type A flu. News 2's Claire Hatty explains why there is cause for concern. | |
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| Southwestern Athletic Conference officials are staying abreast of the swine flu situation in Texas as the league prepares to stage its annual outdoor track and field meet. | |
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| Cathedral-Carmel School in Lafayette closed Wednesday after five sick students tested positive for a virus that accompanies the swine flu, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday. | |
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| WASHINGTON — Louisiana’s three doctors in the U.S. Congress say they are closely monitoring the swine flu outbreak in the nation, acknowledging that fighting it may take more federal money. | |
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| There is no evidence that swine influenza can be transmitted through eating pork or pork products, according to LSU AgCenter Extension Nutrition Specialist Beth Reames. | |
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| 2009-04-29 | |
| Cathedral Carmel School in Lafayette will remain closed until at least Monday after five sick students tested positive for a virus that accompanies the “swine flu,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday. | |
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| Eight flu specimens have been tested so far by Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals laboratory in New Orleans for swine flu and all have proven to be negative for the disease that broke out recently in Mexico, a DHH spokeswoman said Tuesday. | |
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| People using Baton Rouge travel agencies for scheduled trips to Mexico are making their own decisions about canceling trips due to the swine flu outbreak. | |
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| 2009-04-28 | |
| Federal health experts confirm there are 64 cases of swine flu across the United States, and at least five people are hospitalized with the virus. News 2's Kristy Davis gets answers on whether the swine flu is cause for more concern than the common flu. | |
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| There are travel concerns amidst the swine flu worries. Chris Nakamoto has more on what this may mean for the Baton Rouge area. | |
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| 2009-04-27 | |
| As the spread of the swine flu is monitored in the United States, here are some useful Web sites for prevention and treatment of flu. | |
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| As the spread of the swine flu is monitored in the United States, here are some useful Web sites for prevention and treatment of flu. | |
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| Local, state and federal health experts are keeping a close watch as the swine flu situation evolves. So far there are no confirmed cases in Louisiana. News 2's Kristy Davis gets answers on how the Department of Health and Hospitals is gearing up for the possibility of an outbreak. | |
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| MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Ominous developments Monday in the swine flu epidemic - a jump to 149 deaths and more signs that the virus can jump repeatedly from human to human - prompted the World Health Organization to raise its pandemic alert level, and governments around the world were taking tougher measures. | |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Monday the threat of spreading swine flu infections was a concern but "not a cause for alarm," while customs agents began checking people coming into the United States by land and air. The World Health Organization said there were 40 confirmed cases in the U.S. but no deaths. | |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Monday that the threat of spreading swine flu infections is a cause for concern but "not a cause for alarm" as the United States undertook close border monitoring to contain it. | |
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| 2009-04-26 | |
| Gov. Bobby Jindal held a press conference Sunday to discuss the state’s action to get ahead of the swine outbreak and stress the importance of citizens taking steps to prevent against illness. Jindal stressed that there are currently no confirmed cases of swine flu in Louisiana at this time. | |
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| NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City was dealing with a growing public health threat Sunday after tests confirmed that eight students at a private Catholic high school had contracted the same strain of the swine flu that has ravaged Mexico. Some of the school's students had visited Cancun on a spring break trip two weeks ago. | |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world's governments raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria Sunday as more possible swine flu cases surfaced from Canada to New Zealand and the United States declared a public health emergency. "It's not a time to panic," the White House said. | |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes. Officials reported 20 U.S. cases of swine flu in five states so far, with the latest in Ohio and New York. Unlike in Mexico where the same strain appears to be killing dozens of people, cases in the United State have been mild - and U.S. health authorities can't yet explain why. | |
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| MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A new strain of swine flu has this metropolis of 20 million people increasingly fearful as suspected flu deaths grow, and world health officials warn that Mexico City could be at the epicenter of a global epidemic. | |
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