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New possible case of swine flu identified in Texas
© 2009 The Associated Press
April 25, 2009, 3:14PM
ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas high school where two students are confirmed to have swine flu is temporarily closing after a new possible case of swine flu was identified there, state health officials announced Saturday.
Carrie Williams, a state Department of Health Services spokeswoman in Austin, confirmed Saturday that another student in Guadalupe County near San Antonio is now believed to have the illness.
Williams said lab tests have not confirmed the potential case.
Because of the outbreak, Williams said officials were temporarily closing Byron Steele High School in Cibolo for classes next week. She did not give any other details.
The illness sickened two high school students at the school and a 10-year-old boy from San Diego who visited Dallas before his diagnosis. All three have recovered and are fine.
As many as 68 people in Mexico have died of swine flu, while more than 1,000 others have become ill.
Gov. Rick Perry announced Saturday that because of the outbreak he was asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give Texas 37,430 courses of antiviral medications from the Strategic National Stockpile to prevent the spread of swine flu.
"As a precautionary measure, I have requested that medication be on hand in Texas to help curb the spread of swine flu by helping those with both confirmed and suspected cases of this swine flu virus, as well as health care providers who may have come in contact with these patients," Perry said in a statement. "We will continue to work with our local, state and federal health officials to ensure public safety is protected."
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