Well - The Flu has made it to Iowa

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/05/02/news/breaking_news/doc49fc7b363f808860110582.txt

DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver declared a public health emergency today after state officials received confirmation of the state’s first case of the H1N1 virus – or swine flu.

A woman from southeast Iowa who became ill last week after traveling to Mexico was confirmed to have a virus by the Centers for Disease Control. The woman had traveled through Des Moines, Johnson and Muscatine counties.

Tests for a suspected case from Clinton County came back negative, but Culver today announced six more probable cases of the virus in Iowa that are undergoing additional testing. Six of those probable cases are in Marshall County, including one announced Friday, and one is in Tama County.

“On the state level, we are taking every precaution to help prevent the spread of this disease. We continue to monitor the situation, both in Iowa and around the country,” Culver said in a statement released to the media.

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Just came on TV that all Marshalltown schools will be closed until Friday.

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Stay healthy everybody :hi:

and trips to Mexico are pretty routine, so I suspect we will be on the front burner so to speak.
Some good friends of ours are still planning their trip home right after school is out for the summer.

Boy did everyone go overboard with this story..