Georgia health officials scale back swine flu testing
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/stories/2009/05/07/georgia_swine_flu_tests.html
Even as more cases of swine flu emerge in Georgia, state health officials on Thursday said they are cutting back on the amount of testing for the virus.
State labs will generally limit testing to people hospitalized with symptoms of swine flu, said Elizabeth Ford, director of the state Division of Public Health.
Officials said they do not have the resources to test every suspected case in the state, and they need to focus on tracking more serious cases to help determine whether the virus, which has shown generally mild symptoms, becomes more virulent.
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/stories/2009/05/07/georgia_swine_flu_tests.html
Even as more cases of swine flu emerge in Georgia, state health officials on Thursday said they are cutting back on the amount of testing for the virus.
State labs will generally limit testing to people hospitalized with symptoms of swine flu, said Elizabeth Ford, director of the state Division of Public Health.
Officials said they do not have the resources to test every suspected case in the state, and they need to focus on tracking more serious cases to help determine whether the virus, which has shown generally mild symptoms, becomes more virulent.