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Palm Beach County has new cluster of 21 swine flu cases, health department reports
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By ANDREW MARRA
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 12, 2009
Twenty-one Palm Beach County residents may have become sick with swine flu while camping in North Carolina, the Palm Beach County Health Department announced today.
Health officials believe 21 in the camping group of 41 people are sick with the mutant flu virus strain after two campers tested positive for swine flu.
Nine of the sick campers returned to Palm Beach County Wednesday and six others are being treated in North Carolina, according to a health department news release.
So far, 18 swine flu cases have been confirmed in Palm Beach County. The 21 campers would bring the total to 39.
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Health Department Director Dr. Jean Malecki recommended that:
* People with respiratory illness stay home to avoid flu and other illnesses.
* Avoid close contact with people coughing or who otherwise appear ill.
* Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.
* Wash hands often to reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses.
Palm Beach County has new cluster of 21 swine flu cases, health department reports
Click-2-Listen
By ANDREW MARRA
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 12, 2009
Twenty-one Palm Beach County residents may have become sick with swine flu while camping in North Carolina, the Palm Beach County Health Department announced today.
Health officials believe 21 in the camping group of 41 people are sick with the mutant flu virus strain after two campers tested positive for swine flu.
Nine of the sick campers returned to Palm Beach County Wednesday and six others are being treated in North Carolina, according to a health department news release.
So far, 18 swine flu cases have been confirmed in Palm Beach County. The 21 campers would bring the total to 39.
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Health Department Director Dr. Jean Malecki recommended that:
* People with respiratory illness stay home to avoid flu and other illnesses.
* Avoid close contact with people coughing or who otherwise appear ill.
* Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.
* Wash hands often to reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses.
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