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SD County probing mystery school illnesses
Published online on Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO --
Health officials are investigating a mysterious outbreak of flu-like illness at a San Diego school where more than 100 children called in sick.
Nearly a quarter of the sixth-graders at Oak Valley Middle School were absent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Poway Unified School District official Bill Chiment (Shih-MENT') says the sixth-graders were at camp last week when more than 20 got sick and went home early.
Concern grew as more students than usual went absent this week and parents reported symptoms of colds, fevers, flu or strep throat.
Chiment says some children had doctor's notes indicating possible swine flu. But San Diego County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten says there's no confirmed diagnosis yet.
http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/1666953.html
Published online on Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO --
Health officials are investigating a mysterious outbreak of flu-like illness at a San Diego school where more than 100 children called in sick.
Nearly a quarter of the sixth-graders at Oak Valley Middle School were absent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Poway Unified School District official Bill Chiment (Shih-MENT') says the sixth-graders were at camp last week when more than 20 got sick and went home early.
Concern grew as more students than usual went absent this week and parents reported symptoms of colds, fevers, flu or strep throat.
Chiment says some children had doctor's notes indicating possible swine flu. But San Diego County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten says there's no confirmed diagnosis yet.
http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/1666953.html