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H1N1 flu outbreak reported at Ontario summer camps) H1 n. @7 T% M- w/ m
4 d$ w/ O, P/ O; qUpdated: Wed Jul. 15 2009 3:50:08 PM
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6 |; J' o$ Y9 v* D, a% vThe 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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Dr. 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./ R$ f7 W4 q6 _" B. t
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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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8 D" p9 h8 N* i% J# r0 eThe number of infected represents almost one in five campers and almost one in seven camp staffers at the affected camps.' g' u; I4 Z6 {4 e
/ ] p: E; K! V; {% {2 pThe 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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9 i7 a; Z# Z6 A4 P3 | U& j2 ZMost of the infected campers have been sent home to recover. Those who can't be sent home for whatever reason are in quarantine.3 `0 L& V; v& V% b
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Gardner 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.0 z/ V9 }: p2 q" i4 K
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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.; {$ u( v. R2 x4 ~$ E/ Q
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Parents can help by making sure they aren't sending sick children to camp, Gardner said.* a6 K' k, w6 j; Y
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"Do not send your children to camp if they have any influenza-like illness," he said.
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- x; h5 v+ `. Q2 N5 `' tThose 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.9 f% l% {' S4 S- T
1 p4 Q! C$ A- Q7 X3 \$ ?+ MGardner said the district thought there could be some outbreaks at camps this summer, given that some cases had occurred in schools.
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$ b9 g( H0 u7 UHowever, 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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