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Ingham reports first case of H1N1

WKAR Public Media
Published May 15, 2009 at 5:15 PM EDT

By Gretchen Millich, WKAR Radio

East Lansing, MI – East Lansing, MI (WKAR Radio)

Ingham County has its first confirmed case of the H1N1 flu virus. County Medical Director Dean Sienko says the virus was confirmed in a 49-year-old man by the Michigan Department of Community Health. The man has NOT been hospitalized and is recovering.

County officials say they anticipate more confirmed cases in Ingham County, as the H1N1 virus continues to spread throughout the world.

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