ATLANTA - Officials said Thursday that there may be some additional cases of swine flu in Georgia. A spokesperson for Tanner Medical Systems in Carrollton confirmed there had two suspected cases that were sent to the CDC for confirmation of the virus.
One of the patients was being treated in Bremen and there was no word on where the other patient was receiving care.
State health officials already confirmed the first case of swine flu in Georgia. A 30-year-old Kentucky woman who had fallen ill during a trip to west Georgia.
The case was confirmed Thursday by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Elizabeth Ford, head of Georgia's Division of Public Health, said at a news conference that the woman had traveled to Cancun, Mexico earlier this month. The people who were traveling with the woman to Mexico have tested negative for swine flu, Ford said.
Health officials refused to provide details about the woman's condition or say where she was being hospitalized. The LaGrange Daily News reported the woman was hospitalized with the West Georgia Medical System in LaGrange after being admitted on Sunday.
By the Associated Press
