School hit hard by swine flu

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An outbreak of swine flu at Seddon School in Marlborough has affected nearly half the school roll.

At its peak 46 children out of a roll of 107 were ill prompting the Public Health Service to investigate.

Nelson Marlborough Medical Officer of Health, Dr Ed Kiddle says swab tests were taken from sick children during the week and the results confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, however the outbreak is now starting to wane.

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