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Oregon County Says Swine Flu Taking No Summer Break

July 18, 2009 - 8:54 PM
- Lane County authorities say swine flu hasn’t

taken a summer vacation.

Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend reports treating 13

patients for pneumonia, a complication of influenza, including five

who are sick enough to be admitted to the intensive care unit.

About 40 patients exhibiting flulike symptoms have been seen in

recent weeks at PeaceHealth Medical Group clinics and in the

emergency departments at the two Sacred Heart hospitals.

Public health officials say the flu season usually begins in

Oregon in October and continues until early spring.

Betsy Meredith of Lane County Public Health says the county has

24 confirmed cases of swine flu, but the actual number is probably

much higher.