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October 13, 2009

Swine flu confirmed in Clinton County

PLATTSBURGH — Swine flu has been confirmed in Clinton County, as expected.

The County Health Department said routine surveillance has confirmed several cases of H1N1.

But in a news release, health officials stressed that “this has been expected and does not come as a surprise. The area experienced H1N1 this past spring and has been expecting a resurgence of the illness.”

Each of the confirmed cases involved patients with flu-like illness and fever. They were hospitalized and put in isolation.

H1N1 testing is being done only on symptomatic individuals who are hospitalized, along with limited community surveillance samples.

Most people who become infected with H1N1influenza have experienced mild to moderate illness, the Health Department said. Those with underlying medical conditions are at greater risk for complications.

No schools or work sites in the area are reporting significant absenteeism, the Health Department said.

Health providers in the community are still seeing patients within the normal range of numbers for this time of year for a wide variety of illness.



VACCINE LIMITED

A small amount of H1N1 nasal spray vaccine arrived in Clinton County last week, and more is expected this week.

The first batches are being distributed through pediatrician offices to healthy people between ages 2 and 49.

No public clinics are planned at this time due to the limited amounts of H1N1 vaccine here now.



VISITOR RESTRICTIONS

This flu season, the Alice T. Miner Center for Women and Children at CVPH Medical Center has altered its visitor policy in an effort to protect its patients.

Starting Monday, visitors to the unit will be limited to the mother’s husband, partner or coach, maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, children under the age of 6 months and pregnant women are in the high-risk category for serious complications related to the flu.

“This policy change helps us to protect the babies and their

mothers,” Center for Women and Children Director Maria Hayes said in a news release.

People can still contact patients through e-mails sent to the CVPH Web site, www.cvph.org. E-mails to patients at the center. Phone service is also offered to those patients free of charge.

Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake has gone even further, banning all children from visiting the hospital during this flu season.



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