Second Confirmed Case Of Swine Flu In Mobile County

Alabama Swine Flu BREAKING NEWS The State Health Department confirms a 24-year-old patient in Mobile County was diagnosed with swine flu.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Tue, May 19, 2009 - 12:19 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, May 19, 2009 - 12:21 pm CST
BREAKING NEWS

The State Health Department has confirmed a second case of swine flu in Mobile County.

According to the Mobile County Health Department, a 24-year-old patient tested positive for Influenza A at a private physician’s office. A sample was then sent to the state lab in Montgomery, which confirmed that it was the H1N1 virus. The patient did not need to be hospitalized and has fully recovered.

On May 4th, a four year old Mobile boy tested positive for swine flu. The case was confirmed last week.

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rmseek1234 Says:
Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:11 pm

Think that was confirmed. My nephew was going to VBS there,if it’s the same one…

RetirementGirl Says:
Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:54 pm

A local church reported a potential swine flu case involving a 4 year old girl closing the summer day camp program down for a couple of days.

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