Kentucky Health News Kentucky has its first confirmed cases of
flu for the year, and officials are urging residents to get
their vaccinations. (WYMT-TV photo) The Department for Public
Health reports six confirmed cases in Boyd County of the H3N2
strain, which is included in this year's flu vaccine. No cases
of flu that contain genetic material from swine flu have been
reported in Kentucky this year. Kristy Bolen, senior
epidemiologist at the Ashland-Boyd County Health Department,
said both children and adults have been affected. "We do know
that when kids go back to school, we tend to see more
influenza," she said. The reports of swine flu in Ohio and
Indiana have prompted physicians to test for flu more than they
normally would this time of year, Bolen told Kentucky Health
News. "Being right on the border with Ohio, our local providers
and local community members are more aware," she said. "It
doesn't necessarily mean it will be a bad flu season." The best
way to protect against getting the flu is to get a