Tests indicate Swine Flu outbreak in county

County health officials reported Tuesday they were notified Friday of a positive Influenza A test involving an 18-year-old WSU student. Since Friday, over a dozen cases of Influenza A have been diagnosed in medical offices, clinics and the Pullman Regional Hospital emergency department.

Over 95 percent of the Influenza A cases reported since May have been the Novel H1N1 Swine Flu type, and health officials believe the cases reported over the weekend here are likely to be the Swine Flu type.

No hospitalizations or serious complications have been reported at this time, according to the health de...