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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree statement on H1N1 (swine) flu in Maine

For immediate release
April 29, 2009
Contact:  Willy Ritch 207-841-8400
 
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement on the discovery of cases of H1N1 (swine) flu in Maine.
 
"I am very concerned to hear that three cases of swine flu have been discovered in Maine.  My thoughts are with those individuals and I hope they recover quickly.
I am following developments involving the spread of the flu carefully.  Today we received a briefing from Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Dr. Anne Schuchat from the Centers for Disease Control on what is being done to monitor the situation and minimize the spread of the flu."
 
"I urge everyone in Maine to take commonsense precautions to prevent the spread of disease.  The Centers for Disease Control has excellent resources online and I have provided links to those resources on my website."