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Outbreak of influenza A(H1N1) in a school in southern England.

Goddard, N., Paynter, S., Paget, J. Outbreak of influenza A(H1N1) in a school in southern England. Eurosurveillance: 2004, 8(24)
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An outbreak of influenza A (subtype H1N1) has occurred in a primary school in West Sussex, southern England [1]. The first cases of illness occurred during the first week of May 2004. One child was admitted to hospital during that week with symptoms of fever, confusion, headache, and conjunctivitis. Staff reported the outbreak to the local health authorities when substantial numbers of children developed symptoms of fever, nausea, vomiting, cough, and sore throat. Information collected through a questionnaire distributed to parents whose children had been absent from school suggested a respiratory viral illness with a serial interval of one to three days, and duration of one to seven days.