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Swine flu case at primary school

A primary school pupil in Cambridgeshire has tested positive for swine flu.

The child, whose age is not known, is a pupil at Burwell Village College Primary in Burwell, Cambridge.

A letter from the school to parents said the Health Protection Agency (HPA) had informed the head teacher one of the pupils had contracted the virus.

The letter added that close contacts of the pupils will receive antiviral drugs. The school remains open.



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