Worried about swine flu in our state?  Get the latest info from State Health Information Officer Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD.  If you have questions regarding swine flu, call or email the KS Dept. of Health & Environment (KDHE) at 1-877-427-7317.  Operators will be available to answer questions 8am-5pm Monday through Friday or email them at Swinefluinfo@kdheks.gov

Six Things Every Kansan Should Know About Swine Flu
Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD, MPH
Kansas State Health Officer

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What is Swine Flu?  How does it affect you?  Here's the latest information from the Center for Disease Control:

What is swine flu?

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Swine flu viruses have been reported to spread from person-to-person, but in the past, this transmission was limited and not sustained...