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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Thailand : Swine flu makes dozens ill in Northeast, shuts school

Via The Nation :

" The H1N1 influenza outbreak that hit last year is spreading in three Northeastern provinces, making nearly 40 people ill so far and prompting a school to close.

In Ubon Ratchathani province, 20 senior education officials caught the disease, known as human Swine flu, after attending a seminar there, and 10 of them were admitted to hospital after catching the flu on Thursday.

The officials are from neighbouring Amnat Charoen province. They have been advised to seek further treatment in their home province, after the seminar was called off and they were asked to leave Ubon Ratchathani.

About 100 officials scheduled to attend the seminar fell ill but were diagnosed with common and seasonal flu. All hotels in Ubon Ratchathani where they were staying have been sanitised.

In Buri Ram, Marie Anusorn School in Muang district closed immediately after 19 fifthgraders contracted the flu. One of them is receiving hospital treatment."

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