The first confirmed case of the H1N1 swine flu in N.C. is an Onslow County resident who recently traveled to San Antonio, Texas. An N.C. health director said that he suspects that the lab results will reveal that this person’s spouse also has the virus. The couple has been in isolation and according to them, no one has become ill that has come in contact with them.
According to Governor Bev Perdue, lab results from the Centers for Disease Control validated the swine flu case. This makes N.C. one of about 34 states with confirmed cases.
N.C. health officials have received 413 samples of suspected flu cases. Among those, 320 were negative and six are probable, including the spouse of the Onslow resident. The other cases were a visitor from Wake Count and four people in Craven County. There are 65 samples that are still waiting to be tested.
North Carolina has received 10 trucks containing treatment supplies from a national stockpile given out to local officials.
In the meantime, Gov. Perdue talked about steps that residents can do to prevent diseases from spreading. They include washing hands throughly, “more than you want to, more than you have before,” covering their mouths and noses when sneezing or coughing and staying home from school or work when they are sick. They can also go to the ‘What’s New’ section of bcbsnc.com for more information.
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