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H1N1 flu outbreak reported at Ontario summer camps% U9 B- \; I# \8 C! B
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Updated: Wed Jul. 15 2009 3:50:08 PM
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7 ~5 A$ u- q0 J, kctvtoronto.ca
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The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting that 227 young people at three summer camps in cottage country have developed H1N1 flu.& o" j8 A& c, e i: E: _
/ p4 e, s" l4 J0 Z! ]/ I% b' bDr. 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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" ^# _1 j+ M5 z3 p) q+ vThe number of infected represents almost one in five campers and almost one in seven camp staffers at the affected camps.
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9 a+ A G/ A; XThe cases developed in the past week. All are considered mild, meaning no one required hospitalization, Gardner said.0 C; k t* f3 J u; ^! c
5 X0 M$ a) B- y"The camps are working very closely with the health unit to implement what we call control measures," he said.
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) e$ }( R: X- B+ }( c. jMost of the infected campers have been sent home to recover. Those who can't be sent home for whatever reason are in quarantine.
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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 _% J- R! B. K: j+ E8 ?3 v
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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.% \1 Q! r' O3 D* l' P
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Parents can help by making sure they aren't sending sick children to camp, Gardner said.
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; i4 X* x; q/ d"Do not send your children to camp if they have any influenza-like illness," he said.
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* v) X) F: d: `3 JThose 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.8 W$ _. u: h% c$ u
5 G2 J: [" F, O- z- K$ v% H; R5 WGardner 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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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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