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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2009

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Marla Augustine, Communications and Legislative Services, (402) 471-4047 or marla.augustine@nebraska.gov

 

Clarification: One Probable Flu Case is from Stanton, not Madison

Lincoln—One of today’s reported probable cases of H1N1 flu is a resident of Stanton County, not Madison County as initially reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Today’s probable cases are one from Madison, one from Stanton and one from Sarpy County, all in children ages 5-18.

This is the summary to date:

Case Status   County Age Range Gender
CONFIRMED  SARPY 60s F
CONFIRMED SARPY 5-18 M
CONFIRMED PIERCE 5-18 M
CONFIRMED MADISON 5-18 M
PROBABLE SCOTTS BLUFF 5-18 M
PROBABLE SARPY 50s F
PROBABLE MADISON 5-18 F
PROBABLE MADISON 5-18 M
PROBABLE SARPY 5-18 M
PROBABLE MADISON 5-18 M
PROBABLE STANTON 5-18 M
PROBABLE MADISON 5-18 F
PROBABLE SARPY 5-18 F

Two additional cases have been confirmed in Nebraska but are residents of other states—California and Missouri—and will be counted in those states.

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