Full Notification

Citizens,

Georgia Public Health just completed a press conference advising that Georgia has now confirmed its first case of H1N1 infection. The patient is a 30 year old female who recently returned from Cancun. She is a resident of Kentucky and was traveling in Georgia when her symptoms appeared. She is being treated in the LaGrange area. GPH did not advise on her condition or prognosis.

GPH continues to advise Georgians to maintain normal precautionary habits to include regular hand washing, covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, and refrain from touching your eyes/nose/mouth. You are further advised to seek medical attention as soon as possible if you experience any symptoms of infection. Symptoms include: fever, cough, body aches, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea. Georgians are also advised to stay home from work or school if any of these symptoms are present until receiving clearance by a doctor.

I plan to participate in another conference call with GPH and our region's EMA Directors at 2pm. I will post more information at that time if anything changes.

Further information on H1N1 can be found at: http://health.state.ga.us/swineflu/

Thanks