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  • Nebraska - Several Chase County students have lab-confirmed flu, says school nurse

    Several CCS students have lab-confirmed flu, says school nurse

    By Jan Schultz
    The Imperial Republican

    Several lab-diagnosed cases of influenza have Chase County Schools? students at home this week or just returning to class.

    School Nurse Angie Paisley said the annual flu bug is showing up more among grade 7-12 students, several of which have the confirmed diagnosis after lab tests. Two to three K-6 students have also been sent home, or stayed home, with symptoms, she said.

    The symptoms started showing up among students last week, Paisley said. They include the sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, dry cough or muscle aches.

    ?They came in the morning fine and by afternoon they were sent home,? she said, one with a temperature as high as 102-plus degrees.
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    The Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD), which covers Chase County, sent out a release Tuesday announcing the first lab-confirmed influenza case in their area had been reported.

    Director Myra Stoney confirmed later that day by phone the case was in Chase County.

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