Posted On:
May 5, 2009
Swine Flu Confirmed for New York Nursing Home Employee
A state testing laboratory has confirmed that a nursing assistant at The Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation has the "swine" flu. As we previously discussed, the employee, after vacationing in Mexico, returned to work. Approximately four days after her return, she went home sick. She quarantined herself and is recovering. The facility took precautionary measures and treated all 358 nursing home residents and all 550 employees with the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. At this point, it appears none of the residents have been infected.
There have also been two other confirmed "swine" flu cases in Orange County, New York, one of whom is a New York City firefighter. Both victims are recovering.
