Has the CL fired its proof-readers?

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http://www.clarionledger....e/20090429/NEWS/90429025

Swine flu has killed one in the U.S. and infected 90 others, but it has yet to make its way into Mississippi.

"It will very likely come here unless it fizzles out," said State Epidemiologist Dr. Mary Currier.

So it will get here unless it doesn't. Thanks for that.

"And those 90 are just the tip of the iceberg." There are bound to be plenty more cases that have yet to be reported, she said. There are now 10 states where swine flu has been reported.

On Wednesday, authorities said a Mexican toddler who came to Texas to visit relatives died of swine flu in Houston. "It's a very sad thing, but it's not unexpected with any seasonal influenza," Currier said. "People most at risk for complications are those who are very young or very old."

Those affected by the disease range in age from younger than 2 to older than 81.

Nearly all of us are older than 2 and younger than 81, so I'm glad to know we'll all be OK.

The disease has proven deadly in Mexico, where more than 150 people and more than 2,400 are believed to have been infected.

Bah, who needs the World Health Organization who is burning up the wires with reports that 7, not 150, have died.

So far, Currier said, it appears the strain of the disease in the U.S. is less severe than the one in Mexico.

Unless the WHO is to be believed.

All tests so far have proved negative for the disease in Mississippi, she said.

She reiterated that eating or handling pork meat remains safe.