Thursday, July 02, 2009 2:48 PM
By
Kathy Chaffin
kchaffin@salisburypost.com
An adolescent who attended a summer camp in Georgia is the second Rowan County resident to be diagnosed with the novel H1N1 flu, commonly known as the swine flu.
Nora Cartner, adult public health supervisor for the Rowan County Health Department, said t ...
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