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VACAVILLE? Complications from the H1N1 virus caused the death of a 6-year-old Vacaville girl last month, Solano coroner's officials announced Monday.
Alexis Clara, 6, reportedly fell ill with flu-like symptoms on Oct. 15 and was admitted to VacaValley Hospital on Oct. 18. She died that same day.
Though it was quickly determined that she had the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu virus, it took a battery of tests to determine whether the condition caused the child's death, coroner's officials have said.
Absenteeism at Browns Valley Elementary School, where Alexis was a first-grader, rose to 25 percent soon after the girl's death. On the recommendation of county public health officials, the school was closed for four days.
"By having it closed for four days, it will interrupt that cycle of transmission," said Robin Cox, Solano County health education manager, at the time.
Meanwhile, Vacaville Christian High School was also briefly closed after more than 40 students and a third of the teaching staff were afflicted with "H1N1 symptoms," according to a note at the school's entrance.
County health officials have urged residents to get the H1N1 vaccine as soon as it becomes available.
For more information about the H1N1 virus, www.flu.gov, www.cdc.gov or www.cdph.ca.gov.
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Alexis Clara, 6, reportedly fell ill with flu-like symptoms on Oct. 15 and was admitted to VacaValley Hospital on Oct. 18. She died that same day.
Though it was quickly determined that she had the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu virus, it took a battery of tests to determine whether the condition caused the child's death, coroner's officials have said.
Absenteeism at Browns Valley Elementary School, where Alexis was a first-grader, rose to 25 percent soon after the girl's death. On the recommendation of county public health officials, the school was closed for four days.
"By having it closed for four days, it will interrupt that cycle of transmission," said Robin Cox, Solano County health education manager, at the time.
Meanwhile, Vacaville Christian High School was also briefly closed after more than 40 students and a third of the teaching staff were afflicted with "H1N1 symptoms," according to a note at the school's entrance.
County health officials have urged residents to get the H1N1 vaccine as soon as it becomes available.
For more information about the H1N1 virus, www.flu.gov, www.cdc.gov or www.cdph.ca.gov.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13754472?nclick_check=1