Georgia health officials say the state now has four more cases of swine flu, bringing the total to eight. Six of those are associated with a private school in Henry County.

People hospitalized in the United States for swine flu are turning out to be younger than is typical for regular flu. U.S. health officials say the median age for confirmed hospital cases is 15.

People hospitalized in the United States for swine flu are turning out to be younger than is typical for regular flu. U.S. health officials say the median age for confirmed hospital cases is 15.

Eagles Landing Christian Academy in Henry County has temporarily suspended all classes until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the status of a student who has become ill.

The state Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in the state is still 13, despite the national Centers for Disease Control’s announcement that South Carolina has 16 confirmed cases. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

Governor Sonny Perdue issued a statement Thursday, regarding the first H1N1 flu case in Georgia being confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control.

The CDC has confirmed 13 definite cases, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says there are at least 6 more H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) cases that are probable. WJBF News channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

The CDC has confirmed 13 definite cases, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says there are at least 6 more H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) cases that are probable. WJBF News channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

In today’s world of up-to-the minute information access, you may find yourself inundated recently with swine flu alerts. Don’t panic. So far this form of influenza, which appears to have started in Mexico, is no more dangerous to Americans than the usual forms of seasonal flu that we see annually. We have answers to some frequently asked questions about swine flu.

In today’s world of up-to-the minute information access, you may find yourself inundated recently with swine flu alerts. Don’t panic. So far this form of influenza, which appears to have started in Mexico, is no more dangerous to Americans than the usual forms of seasonal flu that we see annually. We have answers to some frequently asked questions about swine flu.

Federal health officials say there are 10 confirmed cases of swine flu in South Carolina. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that South Carolina’s cases bring the national total to more than 100 confirmed cases of the virus. Ten other states also have confirmed cases. South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control now confirms 13 cases and says 6 other cases are “probable.“

Federal health officials say there are 10 confirmed cases of swine flu in South Carolina. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that South Carolina’s cases bring the national total to more than 100 confirmed cases of the virus. Ten other states also have confirmed cases. South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control now confirms 13 cases and says 6 other cases are “probable.“

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number of swine flu cases in the United States has topped 100, with confirmed infections in 11 states. The CDC’s count for the first time Thursday adds South Carolina, with 10 confirmed cases.

Scores of schools have been closed around the country as precautions against the spread of swine flu. With confirmed cases in at least 10 states, some schools are closed from California to Michigan to New York. U.S. officials say more may need to close, which may trigger a chain reaction as parents left without child care can’t report to work.

Wednesday, WJBF News Channel 6 spoke with Doctor James Wilde, a pediatrician at the Medical College of Georgia Children’s Medical Center, to get more information on swine flu, and how it can effect you. Dr. Wilde told us there are 3 confirmed cases of flu in the Augusta area, however…there’s no reason to be alarmed! Those have not been confirmed as swine flu.