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Now that spring is here and warm weather is in the forecast, you might think the threat for H1N1, commonly known as Swine Flu, is over. But local health officials caution that the date on the calendar might not be the best judge.
" Being a novel, new strain of the virus, it can come in the middle of the summertime if it wants to,? explains Kate Marone of the City County Health Department.
The unpredictable nature of swine flu means the threat isn't over. In fact, it was almost exactly a year ago when the virus first erupted last spring? and it's still showing its effects here in Montana.
"The weather?s warming up, but the flu doesn?t really rely on the weather necessarily,? Marone tells NewsChannel 5. ?We recently just had four more cases of H1N1 flu confirmed in Montana."
" Being a novel, new strain of the virus, it can come in the middle of the summertime if it wants to,? explains Kate Marone of the City County Health Department.
The unpredictable nature of swine flu means the threat isn't over. In fact, it was almost exactly a year ago when the virus first erupted last spring? and it's still showing its effects here in Montana.
"The weather?s warming up, but the flu doesn?t really rely on the weather necessarily,? Marone tells NewsChannel 5. ?We recently just had four more cases of H1N1 flu confirmed in Montana."
