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  • 32 cases of flu-like illness reported at Bentley Village retirement community in North Naples

    32 cases of flu-like illness reported at Bentley Village in North Naples
    By LIZ FREEMAN
    Posted May 23, 2012 at 6 p.m.

    NORTH NAPLES ? Nearly three dozen cases of flu-like illness at Bentley Village retirement community in North Naples prompted public health officials to suggest restricted visitation from outsiders.

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    Doctors and family members who must visit are asked to wear a mask and wash their hands when they come in the buildings and after they leave so they don't spread potential illness elsewhere in the community.
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    The health department cannot confirm if all the individuals have flu, but one individual has been hospitalized, she said.

    The breakdown is 24 residents of the assisted living facility and nursing home combined, and eight staff members.
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