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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, a 41-year-old woman from Worcestershire and a 22-year-old man from London are also having treatment, along with two others from Scotland. | Two adults, a 41-year-old woman from Worcestershire and a 22-year-old man from London are also having treatment, along with two others from Scotland. |
| The girl travelled on the same flight from Mexico as the Scottish couple, Health Secretary Alan Johnson revealed. | The girl travelled on the same flight from Mexico as the Scottish couple, Health Secretary Alan Johnson revealed. |
| 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 woman, from Redditch, and the man, from the Barnet area of north London, had also recently been to Mexico. | The woman, from Redditch, and the man, from the Barnet area of north London, had also recently been to Mexico. |
| The girl's school, Paignton Community College, in Torbay, which has about 2,000 pupils, has been shut and students in her year given anti-viral drugs. | The girl's school, Paignton Community College, in Torbay, which has about 2,000 pupils, has been shut and students in her year given anti-viral drugs. |
| ...we just want to give the reassuring message that the child is doing well Health Secretary Alan Johnson | ...we just want to give the reassuring message that the child is doing well Health Secretary Alan Johnson |
| Mr Johnson said he wanted to reassure people in the Torbay area that measures were in place to control the infection. | Mr Johnson said he wanted to reassure people in the Torbay area that measures were in place to control the infection. |
| "The whole of the school year, 230 children, are being given anti-virals prophylactically," he said. | "The whole of the school year, 230 children, are being given anti-virals prophylactically," he said. |
| "Secondly, the head teacher has decided to close the school for seven days. | "Secondly, the head teacher has decided to close the school for seven days. |
| "Our message to Torbay is - people will be extremely worried... and we just want to give the reassuring message that the child is doing well, that there is reassurance that if you take Tamiflu anti-virals early, you make a full recovery." | "Our message to Torbay is - people will be extremely worried... and we just want to give the reassuring message that the child is doing well, that there is reassurance that if you take Tamiflu anti-virals early, you make a full recovery." |
| The 12-year-old arrived on the same Thompson flight into Birmingham International Airport from Cancun as Dawn and Iain Askham, the couple from Polmont, near Falkirk in Scotland. | |
| Mr and Mrs Askham had been on their honeymoon and were the UK's first confirmed cases. | |
| Develop symptoms | Develop symptoms |
| Professor Antony Kessel, director of public health for the Health Protection Agency, said health staff were acting cautiously in the case of the Paignton girl. | Professor Antony Kessel, director of public health for the Health Protection Agency, said health staff were acting cautiously in the case of the Paignton girl. |
| A fellow pupil of a girl in Devon confirmed with swine flu speaks of her shock | A fellow pupil of a girl in Devon confirmed with swine flu speaks of her shock |
| "Our local staff decided that, as well as treatment for this girl, the school year should be given some prophylaxis and also that the school be closed for a period. | "Our local staff decided that, as well as treatment for this girl, the school year should be given some prophylaxis and also that the school be closed for a period. |
| "I think it's very important that [those in] close contact and those other children in the school, they understand they don't need to isolate themselves at the moment but only if they develop symptoms." | "I think it's very important that [those in] close contact and those other children in the school, they understand they don't need to isolate themselves at the moment but only if they develop symptoms." |
| The woman confirmed with swine flu did not go to hospital and is being treated with anti-viral drugs at home, the BBC understands. | The woman confirmed with swine flu did not go to hospital and is being treated with anti-viral drugs at home, the BBC understands. |
| Speaking about the north London man with the virus, Dr Andrew Burnett, medical director at Barnet Primary Care Trust, said: "We can confirm that a 22-year-old man is being treated at home for mild flu-like symptoms and has tested positive for swine influenza. | Speaking about the north London man with the virus, Dr Andrew Burnett, medical director at Barnet Primary Care Trust, said: "We can confirm that a 22-year-old man is being treated at home for mild flu-like symptoms and has tested positive for swine influenza. |
| "This patient had recently travelled back from Mexico. His symptoms were identified early and he is being treated with anti-viral drugs. | "This patient had recently travelled back from Mexico. His symptoms were identified early and he is being treated with anti-viral drugs. |
| "To protect patient confidentiality we will not be indentifying this individual. | "To protect patient confidentiality we will not be indentifying this individual. |
| "The Health Protection Agency is following up all those friends and family who have come into close contact with the patient." | "The Health Protection Agency is following up all those friends and family who have come into close contact with the patient." |