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31 Newly Confirmed H1N1 Flu Cases In Tarrant Co.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified officials with Tarrant County Public Health that 31 probable cases have been confirmed as positive for the H1N1/Swine Flu virus.

The newly confirmed cases were of residents in Arlington (3), Bedford (1), and Fort Worth (18). Those infected range in age from 3 months to 30 years old.

Further investigation also revealed that, a previously reported case from Tarrant County was determined to be an out-of-county resident; the new information beings the total number of confirmed cases for Tarrant County to 62.

Results of a new study, released Monday, also found that worldwide the number of cases of swine flu may have been several times higher than reported and the potential for rapid spread of the illness justified the World Health Organization's (WHO) decision to raise the global pandemic alert.

WHO's announcement of a Level 5 alert meant that a virus has caused sustained community level outbreaks in at least two countries in one region, and a worldwide pandemic is considered imminent. It alerts countries that do not have the illness yet to prepare for its arrival and institute their pandemic preparedness plans. 

WHO is reporting some 4,800 confirmed cases of swine flu in 30 countries.

The CDC has not offered an estimate of how many total swine infections have hit the United States so far. However, the number of confirmed cases is no doubt just "the tip of the iceberg," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC's interim deputy director for science and public health.

The analysis was released by the journal Science. Normally Science releases its reports on Thursdays but the journal said it was issuing this study early because it contains important public health information.

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