TN health official: Swine flu probably here

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This dork hasn't tested a positive sample yet but he claims that it's in the state of Tennessee.  How in the crap does he know?   

TN health official: Swine flu probably here
18 specimens tested have been negative
By CHRIS ECHEGARAY • The Tennessean • April 29, 2009

http://tennessean.com/article/20090429/NEWS01/90429022

The state’s Department of Health lab tested 18 specimens today and none have the swine flu, Dr. Tim Jones, state medical epidemiologist, said in a conference call this morning.

But, Jones said, a case of swine flu in Tennessee is inevitable since it’s widespread.

“I suspect it’s here already,” Jones said. “I was expecting a lot of cases by now. It’s moving slowly, which is good news.”

With swine flu spreading across the globe, some people are panicking and rumors of cases are swirling, he said.

“It’s really important to remember that only the state lab will define a probable case or a confirmed case,” he said. “We will know about it before anyone else does. If you hear and didn’t hear it from us, you really, really have to take it with a grain of salt.”

Jones said Tennesseans should continue to wash hands with soap and use hand sanitizers.

The symptoms include high fever, coughing, muscle aches and headaches.

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  ... My cousin works for that newspaper The Tennessean

Last night I read about *confirmed* cases in TN, now they are being shown as unconfirmed, but still in testing.

How the hell can someone say something is confirmed then later only suspected?   And why are some of these lab tests taking so long?
There were 2 suspected deaths in LA area, but only one has been tested negative... and it's been like that for 2 days.
They are still saying 2 suspected deaths, when one has been disproven and is no longer suspected, yet the other is being delayed for some reason.