St. Louis Public Schools reports student with swine flu

Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 6:10 p.m. CDT
BY The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — Missouri's largest public school district has its first case of swine flu.

St. Louis Public Schools said Thursday that officials became aware of the district's first confirmed case of swine flu the day before. The student became ill with flu-like symptoms on May 15 and has not been in class since.

More online

Fact sheets and posters are available at the St. Louis Health Department's Web site, stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/health/swineflu.html.

Related Articles

The St. Louis Health Department says there's no need to close schools.

Officials are not releasing the student's name or age. The student is recovering and is expected to return to class next week, officials said.

Missouri has had 24 confirmed cases of swine flu, including a St. Louis County man who died Tuesday.

 

Show Me the Errors (What's this?)

Report corrections or additions here. Leave comments below here.

You must be logged in to participate in the Show Me the Errors contest.

Comments

Leave a comment

Speak up and join the conversation! Make sure to follow the guidelines outlined below and register with our site. You must be logged in to comment. (Our full comment policy is here.)

  • Don't use obscene, profane or vulgar language.
  • Don't use language that makes personal attacks on fellow commenters or discriminates based on race, religion, gender or ethnicity.
  • Use your real first and last name when registering on the website. It will be published with every comment. (Read why we ask for that here.)
  • Don’t solicit or promote businesses.

We are not able to monitor every comment that comes through. If you see something objectionable, please click the "Report comment" link.

You must be logged in to comment.

Forget your password?

Don't have an account? Register here.

Like the Missourian?
Support us with Kachingle!

advertisements