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REGION: County discourages ER trips for flu testing
SAN MARCOS CA-- The county's top health official issued a plea Tuesday asking residents to stop visiting emergency rooms just to be tested for the H1N1 flu strain, also called swine flu.
?Our local emergency departments are being severely impacted with people bringing in children to be tested," San Diego County Public Health Officer Wilma Wooten said in a written statement. "Only those individuals that develop complications from influenza-like illness should be evaluated by their primary care providers.?
Wooten's plea came as two North County health clinics dealt with a doubling and tripling of patients fearful they or their children might have been exposed to the virus.
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?Our local emergency departments are being severely impacted with people bringing in children to be tested," San Diego County Public Health Officer Wilma Wooten said in a written statement. "Only those individuals that develop complications from influenza-like illness should be evaluated by their primary care providers.?
Wooten's plea came as two North County health clinics dealt with a doubling and tripling of patients fearful they or their children might have been exposed to the virus.
URL: http://www.northcountytimes.com/arti...ad005fdc61.txt