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160 students ill with swine flu
One of the largest outbreaks of swine flu has hit S?rb?leskolan in Skellefte?.
More than 160 students have fallen ill.
None of the children have shown no serious symptoms, but tests taken show that there is
the H1N1 virus, writes Folkbladet.
- We had 87 students absent on Monday, on Tuesday was the 113th Then we began to take alarm, "says
Principal of the school Irsaelsson Gun, told the paper.
On S?rb?leskolan is the 470 students in grades 6 through 9.
More than 160 students have been infected with the flu and even teachers have fallen ill.
"Worrisome"
All samples taken to date have demonstrated the flu.
- What is worrying is that so many students and teachers have fallen ill so quickly, "says
Urban Kumlin, senior physician at the virus laboratory at Norrland University Hospital in Ume?, the
Folkbladet.
There are also concerns that students may have spread the infection further.
Four softball team was on a large single elimination in Sundsvall recently and several students have been on
field trips.
Increase in Norrland
Now the school invites all students who feel sick to stay home.
In the country as a whole has so far 1487 cases of the H1N1 virus is confirmed as the Infectious Diseases Institute.
Although an increase in the number of cases seen in Norrland.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article5927215.ab
One of the largest outbreaks of swine flu has hit S?rb?leskolan in Skellefte?.
More than 160 students have fallen ill.
None of the children have shown no serious symptoms, but tests taken show that there is
the H1N1 virus, writes Folkbladet.
- We had 87 students absent on Monday, on Tuesday was the 113th Then we began to take alarm, "says
Principal of the school Irsaelsson Gun, told the paper.
On S?rb?leskolan is the 470 students in grades 6 through 9.
More than 160 students have been infected with the flu and even teachers have fallen ill.
"Worrisome"
All samples taken to date have demonstrated the flu.
- What is worrying is that so many students and teachers have fallen ill so quickly, "says
Urban Kumlin, senior physician at the virus laboratory at Norrland University Hospital in Ume?, the
Folkbladet.
There are also concerns that students may have spread the infection further.
Four softball team was on a large single elimination in Sundsvall recently and several students have been on
field trips.
Increase in Norrland
Now the school invites all students who feel sick to stay home.
In the country as a whole has so far 1487 cases of the H1N1 virus is confirmed as the Infectious Diseases Institute.
Although an increase in the number of cases seen in Norrland.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article5927215.ab