The Washington State Department of Health is in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding swine influenza (H1N1) virus (or “swine flu”) in parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico. The department is working closely with local health agencies around the state to monitor cases of pneumonia and influenza to see if they’re due to this new infection.
Health care providers and laboratories in Washington have been asked to watch for influenza, espec...