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Posted: September 27 2009 at 8:51pm

Franklin County information.

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Posted: October 01 2009 at 5:49am

I am in Franklin County and I have not heard anything new about the Swine Flu here. I was in Batesville last week at the hospital with my son and there was a suspected case there (Hispanic baby).

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Posted: October 01 2009 at 6:36am

thanks for the update Kirk. If you hear anything please post it here!

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 1:45pm

I just picked up my daughter today from scool with 102.6 fever , headaches, and vomiting. Does anyone know if swine flu has hit in Franklin? Dr's appt tomorrow morning. I'll post if I get any new news.

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:10pm

Hello, rweeks44. Thanks for posting. Insist they do the nasal swab so you can know for sure. Since it's early if her flu test is positive they can start her on tamiflu and she should recover faster and not feel as terrible.

Have you been to a county fair recently by any chance, if so did your daughter go to the petting zoo. If you've seen the news there is a rise in cases of a new strain of flu that kids are getting from the petting zoos at fairs... heavy activity has been seen in Indiana & Ohio.

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:11pm

Sorry, forgot to say that new strain is H3N2v.

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:16pm

The most recent news I could find for Indiana is below: (but notice it is from August 16th)

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:17pm

Indiana now has 138 swine flu cases in 23 counties

August 16, 2012

Indiana health officials say a new strain of swine flu now has been found in 23 counties of the state.

The Indiana State Department of Health said Thursday that Marion, Marshall, and Delaware counties have joined 20 previously identified counties where cases of the swine flu strain have been confirmed. The other counties are Bartholomew, Greene, Hamilton, Hendricks, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Porter, Scott, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Washington, White, and Whitley.

The health department says the total number of cases confirmed in the recent outbreak is 138.

Health officials say they haven’t found any cases transmitted person-to-person but continue to investigate the possibility.

http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/14539589-418/indiana-now-has-138-swine-flu-cases-in-23-counties.html

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:22pm

Nope, no fairs or petting zoos. We are just South of Indianapolis, but I promise I will keep everyone posted. Thanks for the info!

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 3:32pm

... didn't read it too well the first time. I am in Johnson county. Franklin Indiana. Scary. I've had swine flu before when we lived in Louisiana. Was no fun in the least. Think I was sick for three weeks befoe I found out what it was. We are a military family so we move around a lot. I don't ever want that stuff again! I'll keep my fingers crossed!

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Posted: September 10 2012 at 5:53pm

My dd & I had the B strain despite having the flu shot (although it was not as severe as it would have been) Feb of 2011. So I know what you mean.

Hope she is feeling better soon. Let us know how the appt goes tomorrow. It may not even be the flu.

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Posted: September 11 2012 at 12:12pm

Your right! Not the flu. She tested positive for Strep, which she also had three weeks ago, but with no fever and vomiting. Guess that's why I thought it was the flu. As soon as she gets to feeling better I am making all of us a flu shot appointment though. Definitely not worth being sick. Thanks for all the kind words and caring.

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Posted: September 11 2012 at 1:42pm

So glad to hear you're not dealing w/ the flu! Did they not treat the strep 3 weeks ago? Well either way she'll be on the mend soon, :)

I know what you mean about the flu shot, I never thought too much of the flu or the vaccines yrs ago, then in 2003 when my son was 6 yrs old he was in the hospital for 3 days w/ double pneumonia from the flu. Had never ever been that sick before in his life, never been hospitalized for anything. It was bad, I've never seen him that lethargic it was so scary. He had to be under an O2 tent, IV antibiotics, lost a 1/10 of his body weight... it was horrible. I swore we'd never ever miss a flu shot after that and we haven't. You just never know how it's going to go, how your body or your children's bodies will respond, so we just don't take the chance.

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Posted: September 11 2012 at 3:21pm

Oh gosh! That's horrible! I've had one with pneumonia before but not that bad. We hate it when our babies are sick. Yes, she was treated 3 weeks ago but I think with it going around her class they are just taking turns. Vomiting and fever just threw me off. I even picked her up some multivitamins. Figured it can't hurt. Well, I wish you and your family a healthy flu season. God Bless!

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Posted: September 11 2012 at 5:16pm

God's blessing to you as well,

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sleusha Forum Moderator Missouri Volunteer Joined: May 02 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4453	Topic: FRANKLIN Posted: September 27 2009 at 8:51pm
	Franklin County information.
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Kirk Valued Member Joined: August 07 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: October 01 2009 at 5:49am
	I am in Franklin County and I have not heard anything new about the Swine Flu here. I was in Batesville last week at the hospital with my son and there was a suspected case there (Hispanic baby).
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mamamichele Forum Moderator Joined: June 16 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3229	Posted: October 01 2009 at 6:36am
	thanks for the update Kirk. If you hear anything please post it here!
	MamamicheleTN
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rweeks44 Valued Member Joined: September 10 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: September 10 2012 at 1:45pm
	I just picked up my daughter today from scool with 102.6 fever , headaches, and vomiting. Does anyone know if swine flu has hit in Franklin? Dr's appt tomorrow morning. I'll post if I get any new news.
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Jen147 Forum Moderator Joined: August 28 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6756	Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:10pm
	Hello, rweeks44. Thanks for posting. Insist they do the nasal swab so you can know for sure. Since it's early if her flu test is positive they can start her on tamiflu and she should recover faster and not feel as terrible. Have you been to a county fair recently by any chance, if so did your daughter go to the petting zoo. If you've seen the news there is a rise in cases of a new strain of flu that kids are getting from the petting zoos at fairs... heavy activity has been seen in Indiana & Ohio.
	TN
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Jen147 Forum Moderator Joined: August 28 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6756	Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:11pm
	Sorry, forgot to say that new strain is H3N2v.
	TN
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Jen147 Forum Moderator Joined: August 28 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6756	Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:16pm
	The most recent news I could find for Indiana is below: (but notice it is from August 16th)
	TN
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Jen147 Forum Moderator Joined: August 28 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6756	Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:17pm
	Indiana now has 138 swine flu cases in 23 counties August 16, 2012 Indiana health officials say a new strain of swine flu now has been found in 23 counties of the state. The Indiana State Department of Health said Thursday that Marion, Marshall, and Delaware counties have joined 20 previously identified counties where cases of the swine flu strain have been confirmed. The other counties are Bartholomew, Greene, Hamilton, Hendricks, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Porter, Scott, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Washington, White, and Whitley. The health department says the total number of cases confirmed in the recent outbreak is 138. Health officials say they haven’t found any cases transmitted person-to-person but continue to investigate the possibility. http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/14539589-418/indiana-now-has-138-swine-flu-cases-in-23-counties.html
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rweeks44 Valued Member Joined: September 10 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: September 10 2012 at 2:22pm
	Nope, no fairs or petting zoos. We are just South of Indianapolis, but I promise I will keep everyone posted. Thanks for the info!
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rweeks44 Valued Member Joined: September 10 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: September 10 2012 at 3:32pm
	... didn't read it too well the first time. I am in Johnson county. Franklin Indiana. Scary. I've had swine flu before when we lived in Louisiana. Was no fun in the least. Think I was sick for three weeks befoe I found out what it was. We are a military family so we move around a lot. I don't ever want that stuff again! I'll keep my fingers crossed!
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Jen147 Forum Moderator Joined: August 28 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6756	Posted: September 10 2012 at 5:53pm
	My dd & I had the B strain despite having the flu shot (although it was not as severe as it would have been) Feb of 2011. So I know what you mean. Hope she is feeling better soon. Let us know how the appt goes tomorrow. It may not even be the flu.
	TN
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rweeks44 Valued Member Joined: September 10 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: September 11 2012 at 12:12pm
	Your right! Not the flu. She tested positive for Strep, which she also had three weeks ago, but with no fever and vomiting. Guess that's why I thought it was the flu. As soon as she gets to feeling better I am making all of us a flu shot appointment though. Definitely not worth being sick. Thanks for all the kind words and caring.
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Jen147 Forum Moderator Joined: August 28 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6756	Posted: September 11 2012 at 1:42pm
	So glad to hear you're not dealing w/ the flu! Did they not treat the strep 3 weeks ago? Well either way she'll be on the mend soon, :) I know what you mean about the flu shot, I never thought too much of the flu or the vaccines yrs ago, then in 2003 when my son was 6 yrs old he was in the hospital for 3 days w/ double pneumonia from the flu. Had never ever been that sick before in his life, never been hospitalized for anything. It was bad, I've never seen him that lethargic it was so scary. He had to be under an O2 tent, IV antibiotics, lost a 1/10 of his body weight... it was horrible. I swore we'd never ever miss a flu shot after that and we haven't. You just never know how it's going to go, how your body or your children's bodies will respond, so we just don't take the chance.
	TN
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rweeks44 Valued Member Joined: September 10 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: September 11 2012 at 3:21pm
	Oh gosh! That's horrible! I've had one with pneumonia before but not that bad. We hate it when our babies are sick. Yes, she was treated 3 weeks ago but I think with it going around her class they are just taking turns. Vomiting and fever just threw me off. I even picked her up some multivitamins. Figured it can't hurt. Well, I wish you and your family a healthy flu season. God Bless!
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Jen147 Forum Moderator Joined: August 28 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6756	Posted: September 11 2012 at 5:16pm
	God's blessing to you as well, .
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