A case of swine flu was confirmed in the offices of an accountancy firm in the first New York City, reports BCS News' Ryan Corsaro and S. Chris. Peter. Ernst & Young employees in the company of the Times Square offices in Manhattan were reported on Monday that an employee had been diagnosed with swine flu. "An employee was sick 5 times Square on Sunday after he contacted a family member who had been exposed to the virus. She has now been treated, resting at home and doing well," these employees were in an email to Monday the company sent. The Ernst & Young employee pork infected with the flu had not been at work since last Thursday. The email to employees also noted that there is a period of 24 hours of incubation of the disease, citing information from the Centers for Disease Control. "Therefore we believe it is unlikely there will be additional infection among our people," the email read. A voicemail was sent to employees, saying that the area potentially contaminated building was closed for cleaning and which perhaps had contact with the infected employee has been notified. Ernst & Young employees also were told that they could work from home if they choose. By Monday afternoon, pig flu had killed at least 149 people sick in Mexico and nearly 2,000 in that country. In United States, at least forty cases of the virus were confirmed in five states: New York, California, Kansas, Texas and Ohio. Many of these cases were in a private school in Queens, New York, where health officials said there had been 28 cases alone, forcing the school closed for several days. Extension swine flu was believed to be caused by several students who had recently returned from a trip to Mexico.
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