Confirmed, probable cases rise respectively to 6 in Missouri
Reported May 06, 2009
HOUSTON, May 5 (Xinhua) — State health officials announced on Tuesday that the federal Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed four new cases of A/H1N1 flu in three counties in Missouri, bring the number of confirmed cases to six in the state.
The four new cases were found during testing at the state’s Public Health Laboratory of specimens sent to the lab by doctors whose patients showed symptoms of the illness, the Department of Health and Senior Services said late in the evening.
The newly-confirmed cases involve three children in Platte County, a child in eastern Jackson County and a father and son in Howard County, the department added.
The two previously confirmed cases are a 19-year-old Kansas City man who received medical care in Nebraska and a 30-year-old Platte County woman.
The officials said the state also has six probable cases of A/H1N1 flu, specimens of which have been sent to CDC for confirmation.
The six probable cases involve three children in Platte County, a child in eastern Jackson County and a father and son in Howard County, local officials said.
The State Health Department is awaiting final test results from the CDC on the six probable cases, they added.