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Three in England have swine flu | Three in England have swine flu |
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A 12-year-old girl from Devon is among three people from England who have contracted swine flu after visiting Mexico, Gordon Brown has confirmed. | A 12-year-old girl from Devon is among three people from England who have contracted swine flu after visiting Mexico, Gordon Brown has confirmed. |
Two adults - one from Birmingham and one from London - are also undergoing treatment, as are the two previously confirmed cases in Scotland. | Two adults - one from Birmingham and one from London - are also undergoing treatment, as are the two previously confirmed cases in Scotland. |
The girl's school in Torbay, Devon, has been closed and all pupils are to be offered anti-viral drugs. | The girl's school in Torbay, Devon, has been closed and all pupils are to be offered anti-viral drugs. |
Mr Brown said all those with the virus were responding well to treatment. | Mr Brown said all those with the virus were responding well to treatment. |
The girl's school, Paignton Community College, has about 2,000 pupils. | |
Staff are referring all inquiries to the local health authority, Torbay Care Trust. | |
Dr Derrick Ward, of West Midlands Health Protection Agency, said: "This is a real development, we were expecting this [swine flu] to come up in England and sadly we were proved correct. | |
"We aren't sure yet how widespread this is going to be." |