New York schoolchildren had flu, official says
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Tests have confirmed that eight New York city schoolchildren had a type A influenza virus, likely swine flu, New York city health commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden said on Saturday.
Samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing to see if they are indeed the unusual H1N1 flu strain that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico and may have sickened others, Frieden told a news conference.
"In every single case, illness was mild. Many of the children are feeling better," Frieden said.
(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Patricia Zengerle)
Samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing to see if they are indeed the unusual H1N1 flu strain that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico and may have sickened others, Frieden told a news conference.
"In every single case, illness was mild. Many of the children are feeling better," Frieden said.
(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Patricia Zengerle)
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