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H1N1 flu outbreak reported at Ontario summer camps7 c- w* a; e. h9 V9 A$ d" P
- h9 K2 p: t# c& K$ DUpdated: Wed Jul. 15 2009 3:50:08 PM
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ctvtoronto.ca
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The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting that 227 young people at three summer camps in cottage country have developed H1N1 flu.9 {+ ^7 R+ \* t
% Z9 Q5 e7 ~, t* a W1 k$ T8 |Dr. Charles Gardner, the district's chief medical officer of health, told ctvtoronto.ca on Wednesday that the district isn't saying which three camps are involved.8 i! l1 T/ [. Y% C6 q" X2 P
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The lakeland area of central Ontario covered by the district has 71 registered camps. The three camps involved had 1,275 campers and 480 staff, he said.
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The number of infected represents almost one in five campers and almost one in seven camp staffers at the affected camps.
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1 J0 `% v) {. X9 r, g5 V0 pThe cases developed in the past week. All are considered mild, meaning no one required hospitalization, Gardner said.$ u$ Q0 K& ?: f7 {
0 O# Y$ W! }- h& a6 m"The camps are working very closely with the health unit to implement what we call control measures," he said.2 _7 x: ~1 l H* Q
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Most of the infected campers have been sent home to recover. Those who can't be sent home for whatever reason are in quarantine.
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Gardner said the district is also having all camps tell all parents in writing that "this is an unusual year" -- referring to the outbreak of H1N1, which the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic.$ |7 I6 R# Z( G) `, W+ M9 t3 o
0 `$ L* H# L, z"They need to be aware of H1N1 influenza, that we've had three outbreaks to date and there's the possibility we could have others," he said.
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3 F6 I2 t _: S; U( E, y$ V( zParents can help by making sure they aren't sending sick children to camp, Gardner said.( Q) U3 y- c. \. B& w+ d. U
& m* x# ? o5 k) t"Do not send your children to camp if they have any influenza-like illness," he said.' H- X2 N5 }6 i( g j* K" L/ h
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Those symptoms include fever, cough, sore throats or a general sense of malaise. "If that's happening within seven days of them coming to a camp, they should not go," he said.+ K" U Z. q0 N$ q! Y o# d
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Gardner said the district thought there could be some outbreaks at camps this summer, given that some cases had occurred in schools.) h" e) H4 f0 |- s" _3 U7 L
1 L4 Z, D& i. X( B dHowever, normally the district is usually more focused on working with camps to prevent outbreaks of gastroenteric diseases and on injury prevention, he said. |
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