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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 woman from Worcestershire and a person from London - are also undergoing treatment, as are the two confirmed cases in Scotland. | Two adults - a woman from Worcestershire and a person from London - are also undergoing treatment, as are the two 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. | The girl's school, Paignton Community College, has about 2,000 pupils. |
| 'Acting cautiously' | |
| Staff are referring all inquiries to the local health authority, Torbay Care Trust. | Staff are referring all inquiries to the local health authority, Torbay Care Trust. |
| Professor Antony Kessel, director of public health for the Health Protection Agency, said health staff were acting cautiously in the case of the Torbay girl. | |
| "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." | |
| The woman confirmed with swine flu, believed to be from Redditch, did not go to hospital and is being treated with anti-viral drugs at home, the BBC understands. | |
| 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. | 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." | "We aren't sure yet how widespread this is going to be." |