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Was not sure if I should post this one or not...the last statement seems to be in the "present" tense, rather than "future" tense, so I decided they must be currently having at least some cases to be stating it this way.
http://wkzonews.blogspot.com/2009/09/h1 ... ampus.html

At least two cases of illness that medical authorities believe to be H1N1 influenza have turned up at Central Michigan University, the school confirmed, and health officials say they want to prevent a major outbreak.

“The Core Crisis Group continues to monitor the situation,” said CMU spokesman Steve Smith. That’s the standing panel of university administrators and other leaders set up to deal with emergency situations.

Smith said the two students were not formally tested for the virus formerly known as swine flu, but health officials are assuming that people who come down with the flu at this time of year probably have H1N1.

Unlike ordinary seasonal flu, it seems to be able to tolerate warmer weather and typically hits young people in congregate settings such as camps, schools and colleges, according to Dr. Eden Wells, a medical epidemiologist with the Michigan Department of Community Health. The virus seems to have its biggest impact on those ages 5 to 24. ,

CMU wants to keep a major outbreak from getting started, and is urging students and staffers to stay home if they’re ill, avoiding close contact with people who are ill, frequent handwashing, and covering the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing.

“We’re not getting what some other universities have,” Smith said.

The American College Health Association reported more than 4,000 new cases of H1N1 among university students last week, but only one of them was in Michigan. The two CMU cases apparently came after the reporting period closed.
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EAST LANSING – A Pinecrest Elementary student is being kept home because of suspected H1N1,according to school district officials.
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East Lansing Public Schools director of human resources Kelley Peatross said a letter went home to Pinecrest parents on Wednesday – the same day the school held its annual back-to-classes open house.

“We wanted to be proactive,” Peatross said. “We wanted to let people know about what we believe is a suspected case.”

However, some confusion has arisen from the letter – signed by East Lansing Public Schools Superintendent David Chapin – which refers to a Pinecrest student having “contracted” the H1N1 virus, more popularly known as swine flu.

The school district has not received confirmation of the diagnosis from the child’s physician, Peatross said, nor did she expect any.
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/arti ... /1001/news

According to the Novi schools superintendent, one H1N1 flu virus case has been confirmed in the Novi School District.

Parents and students were notified by a letter on Thursday.

The infected student will not be allowed back in school until he or she is well.

Novi administrators said no schools will close.

The school district is following all of the proper recommendations of the Oakland County Health Department and the Center for Disease Control.

All of the classrooms that the student used on a daily basis are being cleaned.

Lunchroom tables will be cleaned between lunches and all bathrooms are being disinfected nightly.

Students are asked to continue to washing their hands and covering their mouths when they sneeze.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21110731/detail.html

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Almont MI, Almont Schools, Orchard Primary School. 1st case of A H1N1 reported. The child was diagnosed in Florida on a trip and has not attended school since returning. I do know the family and there is an older sibling in the Almont Elementary School that is attending with my children.

Seaholm students out sick
Thursday, 08 October 2009 00:00 Amanda Smith
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Fall viruses are anything but uncommon in high schools. This year, students are not only out with the common bug, but have contracted more serious illnesses that require missing school and sports.

“It feels like everyone is sick,” said senior Lindsay Moss, one of the many students who have been missing school due to varying illnesses.

“I was out for two days with a virus,” said Moss. “I had a stuffy nose, a sore throat, headaches, and [I was] so tired.”

Due to her absences, she has had a difficult time making up work.

“I had three tests this week,” said Moss. “But my teachers have been very understanding and accommodating about letting me make up the work.”

Doctor Paul Ehrmann, a D.O. at the Family Health Care Center in Royal Oak said the most common illnesses he has seen are the common cold, strep, and mononucleosis.

Ehrmann has yet to diagnose a patient with the swine flu.

Even though the number of patients he has treated this year has remained similar to previous years, he is expecting an increase in the future due to the possible swine flu outbreak.

Moss, who had heard the swine flu hype, decided to make sure her virus wasn’t anything serious.

“I went to Birmingham Urgent Care clinic and they tested for strep,” said Moss. “[It] came back negative so they assumed it was swine, but the next day I went to my pediatrician who tested me specifically for swine and it came back negative. It’s just a virus.”

Moss is not alone. Attendance Secretary Susan Pomroy acknowledged that there is definitely a bug going around the school.

“I just know that there’s a virus [lasting] three to four days,” said Pomroy. “There’s a stomach one and there is a head cold-maybe bronchitis-that are going around.”

As the threat of getting the swine flu still lingers, and students take additional precautions to avoid getting sick, but the virus continues to spread.

“Students are picking it up very quickly,” said Pomroy.

Pomroy negated the idea that the bug going around is anything as serious as Ridenour’s illness.

“This is just a simple fall virus [going around],” said Pomroy.

Senior Erica Reich took two days off of school to recuperate from her own virus.

“I had a fever, I was lethargic, achy,” said Reich. “I had a sore throat and [sinus congestion].”

Despite being sick and needing time to rest, the workload Reich accumulated over the days she was out sick kept her busy at home.

“I had to work while I was sick which was difficult,” said Reich. “So during the day when I should’ve been lying in bed, I was doing my math homework.”

Reich has not been alone in her suffering.

“A lot of my friends have been sick,” said Reich. “The bug is being passed around among students.”

While some students decide to take the day off so they can recover, others attend school knowing they might pass their cold along to their friends.

Like Reich and Moss, junior Lauren Rentschler, a member of Seaholm’s varsity dance team, missed two days of school, and was asked by her doctor not to dance at the homecoming game on Friday, October 2.

“Well, I have bronchitis, and I missed around two days of school,” said Rentschler.

“It started with a sore throat, then after a week and a half I still had a pretty persistent cough, so on Friday I went to the doctor and they gave me antibiotics, a new inhaler that I had to use twice every four hours, and they said I couldn’t dance at the game.”

Rentschler was not the only student waiting to see the doctor.

“There were quite a few kids in the waiting room,” said Rentschler.

Freshman Caroline Eaton sympathizes with the students who feel compelled to attend school even though they are sick.

“It’s hard to stay home in high school because you miss a lot of work, so I don’t blame them for coming in,” said Eaton.

Freshman Emily Potter, however, is annoyed that she is at risk of getting an illness.

“I wish they would just stay home so I won’t get sick and suffer the consequences,” said Potter.

http://seaholmhighlander.com/lifestyles ... s-out-sick

BREAKING NEWS: Owosso Schools announced case of swine flu

By The Argus-Press
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Monday, October 12, 2009 12:09 PM EDT

OWOSSO - Owosso Public School officials announced Monday that a student at Bryant Elementary was diagnosed Friday with the H1N1 flu virus - otherwise known as swine flu.

Earlier last week, Principal Stephen Brooks sent the child home with flu-like symptoms.

“The safety and well-being of all of our students is priority number one,” said Superintendent Christopher Hammill. “Principal Brooks has contacted our student's parents and the information we have been given is that our student is feeling better. The child is being treated by a doctor and will return to school when the doctor deems appropriate.”

“We have processes in place, on a district and building level, to address these types of medical situations,” Hammill said. “In addition to our normal, everyday cleaning procedures, precautions are being taken to assure the safety and well-being of all students and staff.”

Over the weekend, all rooms were sanitized at Bryant Elementary and custodians at each building in the district are taking additional safety precautions by cleaning all hard surfaces to assure that the potential for transmission is kept to a minimum.

The entire fleet of OPS buses was cleaned and sanitized over the weekend as well.

Owosso Public Schools is partnering with the Shiawassee County Health Department to offer free H1N1 flu vaccinations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Oct. 31 at the Owosso High School cafeteria on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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.Swine flu case reported at Dearborn school

Dearborn -- A single case of swine flu has been confirmed at Edsel Ford High School, school officials reported Monday.

"The person is home recovering from the flu and will return to school soon," read the statement released to parents. No other details about the person's condition were given.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091012 ... orn-school

More than 200 students have been absent from school every day this week at East Jordan Public Schools because of illness.

While the H1N1 virus has been suspected, superintendent Chip Hansen said they are treating everyone who is ill as if they have the virus.

"Some are out with flu, some have strep and some have bronchitis. It's a mixed bag. But, even though we have no medically confirmed cases of the virus, we are acting as if everyone out has the flu and are taking precautions," Hansen said.

Out of 1,075 students district-wide, East Jordan Public Schools has had between 190-220 students out every day this week. This accounts for about 20 percent of the student body. Hansen said most of these students are in the high school.
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