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School swine flu case confirmed

Virus test
The pupil from Fairford Church of England school is in isolation

A second case of swine flu has been confirmed in Gloucestershire.

The pupil from Fairford Church of England Primary School is in isolation at home and is said to be responding well to treatment.

Pupils and staff who have been in contact with the pupil are being offered the antiviral drug Tamiflu as a precautionary measure.

Gloucestershire's first case was a schoolboy who lived in the county but studied at Eton college in Berkshire.



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