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H1N1 flu outbreak reported at Ontario summer camps0 w/ X4 a4 a' |2 G3 Y) W
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Updated: Wed Jul. 15 2009 3:50:08 PM6 j6 @7 G j. J e; a
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( J" a& z3 R: K5 p0 n5 x" cThe Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting that 227 young people at three summer camps in cottage country have developed H1N1 flu.
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! H! X; ^! M$ F; c' V* W- Q2 A5 XDr. Charles Gardner, the district's chief medical officer of health, told ctvtoronto.ca on Wednesday that the district isn't saying which three camps are involved.
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The lakeland area of central Ontario covered by the district has 71 registered camps. The three camps involved had 1,275 campers and 480 staff, he said.
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The number of infected represents almost one in five campers and almost one in seven camp staffers at the affected camps.
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The cases developed in the past week. All are considered mild, meaning no one required hospitalization, Gardner said.
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"The camps are working very closely with the health unit to implement what we call control measures," he said.
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Most of the infected campers have been sent home to recover. Those who can't be sent home for whatever reason are in quarantine.# ^. I+ V) I) G4 t" R# V% {
3 _9 o, K( h& I$ r( c, w% i1 A3 DGardner said the district is also having all camps tell all parents in writing that "this is an unusual year" -- referring to the outbreak of H1N1, which the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic.; `2 A7 H0 H5 c |- W
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"They need to be aware of H1N1 influenza, that we've had three outbreaks to date and there's the possibility we could have others," he said.8 K; h Q4 C4 f% N; P
; Z' m* G( A" H! l3 ^Parents can help by making sure they aren't sending sick children to camp, Gardner said.. D" a7 x; o$ X! I, c a
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"Do not send your children to camp if they have any influenza-like illness," he said.5 v) b: ]" ]$ \+ _8 J
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Those symptoms include fever, cough, sore throats or a general sense of malaise. "If that's happening within seven days of them coming to a camp, they should not go," he said.* C8 Q5 u- q. q1 ]; b& z
9 j5 b. Q( f' B0 c7 mGardner said the district thought there could be some outbreaks at camps this summer, given that some cases had occurred in schools.$ W: W9 Z5 b/ f. @8 R3 g
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However, normally the district is usually more focused on working with camps to prevent outbreaks of gastroenteric diseases and on injury prevention, he said. |
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