Case of swine flu reported in north Lyon County

A "mild case" of swine flu has been confirmed in a north Lyon County juvenile, a spokeswoman with the Nevada State Health Division said Friday.

Friday's results brings the total number of swine flu cases in the state to eight " three in Washoe County, two in Clark County and two in Carson City.

Martha Framsted said the juvenile's school district was notified of the test results, and according to the school district nurse, absenteeism in the Lyon County schools is below normal.

"The Nevada Joint Health and Education Authorities Influenza Oversight Committee has reviewed the situation and has made the decision to have the school remain open," Framsted said in a news release. "Dr. Robin Titus, county health officer, is aware of the situation and has been consulting with the state health officer and the local school."

Framsted declined to specify what Lyon County community was directly affected, citing Nevada law that prohibits the release of "personal identifying information."

Framsted said that statewide there are 13 cases in which results are still pending, and in all the cases thus far, the people are recovering.

"The additional case is not surprising," Dr. Mary Guinan, state health officer, said in the news release. "Because of the increased surveillance and the ability of the state laboratory to do the H1N1 Swine-like flu virus confirmatory test, we assumed we would find more cases. As I have said in the past, this does not mean we are experiencing a more severe type of situation."