Swine flu cases on the rise  / WNWO Newsfile
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COLUMBUS -- According to the Ohio Department of Health, the number of cases of swine flu has doubled to 30. Health officials say the people affected had direct contact with sick hogs at fairs.
So far there are no known cases of the virus spreading from person to person only from hog to human, that's according to health officials.
One person had been hospitalized as a precaution but has since been released.
Ohio is not alone with swine flu issues. Our neighbors to the west, Indiana, is reporting 113 confirmed cases in 18 counties and it expects to confirm more cases later this week.
According to theIndiana State Department of Health, there were 29 cases nationwide, included 12 at the time in Ohio, just last week.
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