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Five S.F. cops believed to have swine flu
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, July 27, 2009
(07-27) 14:05 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Five San Francisco police officers have become ill after one of them was apparently exposed to swine flu during a trip last week to Mexico, authorities said today.
The five all work at the department's Northern Station on Fillmore Street. Capt. Al Casciato, head of the station, said all the officers believed to have the H1N1 virus work the same shift.
One of the officers returned from his trip to Mexico on Wednesday, and two days later he and other officers started showing symptoms, Casciato said. One of the officers went to the doctor and was tentatively diagnosed with the illness.
Casciato said police started a "precautionary cleaning" of the station over the weekend. Patrol cars are also being scrubbed.
The five officers have been told to stay home this week and must be cleared by the department's doctor before they can return.
"Right now, everybody is healthy," Casciato said. "The ones who were sick are feeling better."
Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/27/BAHQ18VRHD.DTL
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, July 27, 2009
(07-27) 14:05 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Five San Francisco police officers have become ill after one of them was apparently exposed to swine flu during a trip last week to Mexico, authorities said today.
The five all work at the department's Northern Station on Fillmore Street. Capt. Al Casciato, head of the station, said all the officers believed to have the H1N1 virus work the same shift.
One of the officers returned from his trip to Mexico on Wednesday, and two days later he and other officers started showing symptoms, Casciato said. One of the officers went to the doctor and was tentatively diagnosed with the illness.
Casciato said police started a "precautionary cleaning" of the station over the weekend. Patrol cars are also being scrubbed.
The five officers have been told to stay home this week and must be cleared by the department's doctor before they can return.
"Right now, everybody is healthy," Casciato said. "The ones who were sick are feeling better."
Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/27/BAHQ18VRHD.DTL