2nd County resident found to have Swine Flu

A second case of the Swine Flu has been confirmed in Cowley County, health officials said late Tuesday. The latest illness is related to a case confirmed Monday.

City-Cowley County Health Dept. director David Brazil could provide few details and said more information would be released soon. He only confirmed that a second person was found to have the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus and that the person had contact with a county child who also had or has Swine Flu.

No information has been given on where a diagnosis was made, however, Brazil did say the child in the initial case had a recent travel history.

KSOK’s Shawn Wheat provided information for this report.