...Georgia saw its first case in mid-October in Athens, although it was not confirmed until much later, said Dr. Susan Lance-Parker, an infectious disease epidemiologist with the Division of Public Health. "This is a lot earlier than we normally...

...the salmonella berta bacteria, at least 17 ate at the Golden Corral restaurant in Kennesaw, said epidemiologist Susan Lance-Parker of the Division of Public Health. Officials are not certain whether three of the other victims had eaten there...

...year. Of those, five have been influenza A, and all of them have been from the metro Atlanta area," said Dr. Susan Lance-Parker of the Georgia Division of Public Health. "As far as I know, this is the first outbreak of influenza (B) we've...

...Division of Public Health officials said Wednesday. The dead bird was found Jan. 6 in Liberty County, said Dr. Susan Lance-Parker, an infectious disease epidemiologist with the division. Last year, the first bird case in Georgia was found...

...it has trouble replicating, or reproducing itself, in temperatures below 55 degrees, said state epidemiologist Susan Lance-Parker. The fewer mosquitoes carrying the virus, the less the chance for infection, Dr. Lance-Parker said. "The...

...was spread throughout Georgia even in those counties that had not had a confirmed case, said state epidemiologist Susan Lance-Parker. "We didn't have any reason to believe the mosquitoes missed those counties," she said. But because the virus...

...will pool their resources and work as a task force to maximize Georgia's response capabilities, he said. Dr. Susan Lance-Parker, an infectious-disease epidemiologist for the Georgia division of public health, said the state has been building...

...test for." Only about one person in 150 who gets infected with the virus will develop serious symptoms, said Susan Lance-Parker, the chief of the notifiable disease epidemiology section at the Georgia Division of Public Health. Of those who...

...the salmonella berta bacteria, at least 17 ate at the Golden Corral restaurant in Kennesaw, said epidemiologist Susan Lance-Parker of the Division of Public Health. Officials are not certain whether three of the other victims had eaten there...

...information has decreased the number of people who qualify to be vaccinated," said state medical epidemiologist Susan Lance-Parker. "Other people will be more nervous now, so some people will self-defer." Ms. Bystrom said it will not affect...