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| Forty-four new cases of swine flu have been diagnosed at a Birmingham primary school, taking the UK total to 184, health chiefs have said. | Forty-four new cases of swine flu have been diagnosed at a Birmingham primary school, taking the UK total to 184, health chiefs have said. |
| The Health Protection Agency said the new cases at Welford Primary School involved 41 children and three adults - all linked to a continuing outbreak. | |
| Three further patients in London and the east of England have also been confirmed with the virus. | Three further patients in London and the east of England have also been confirmed with the virus. |
| All were either returning travellers or linked to previous cases. | All were either returning travellers or linked to previous cases. |
| Welford Primary School, in Handsworth, now has a total of 50 confirmed cases of the virus - 45 children and five adults. | |
| The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection Health Protection Agency School swine flu hits 50 people | |
| In a statement on its website, the school said it had noticed a higher than usual number of pupil absences early last week and notified the Health Protection Agency. | |
| It confirmed its first case of swine flu on Friday, but five more people tested positive for the virus over the bank holiday weekend and a further 44 were confirmed with swine flu on Tuesday. | |
| The school, which is currently closed for half term, said a "deep clean" of its premises would take place during the holiday period. | |
| 'Not complacent' | |
| Earlier, it was announced a two-year-old boy from Oxford was among four cases confirmed on Tuesday morning. | Earlier, it was announced a two-year-old boy from Oxford was among four cases confirmed on Tuesday morning. |
| The boy, was a "close household contact" of a 29-year-old woman already diagnosed with the virus, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust said. | The boy, was a "close household contact" of a 29-year-old woman already diagnosed with the virus, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust said. |
| A Department of Health spokesman said: "The localised cases of swine flu found in the UK have so far been mild, and our strategy of containing the spread with anti-virals appears to have been effective in reducing symptoms and preventing further spread of infection. | A Department of Health spokesman said: "The localised cases of swine flu found in the UK have so far been mild, and our strategy of containing the spread with anti-virals appears to have been effective in reducing symptoms and preventing further spread of infection. |
| "But we must not be complacent - it is right to prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. | "But we must not be complacent - it is right to prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. |
| "The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection." | "The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection." |