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06-10-09, 08:13 AM
Navy reports 21 sailors, Marines aboard USS Iwo Jima had swine flu; all cases mild
Associated Press
Last update: June 9, 2009 - 1:36 PM
NORFOLK, Va. - The Navy is reporting 21 cases of swine flu on board the USS Iwo Jima.
Navy spokesman Cmd. Cappy Surette says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case on May 27. The amphibious assault ship left New York on May 26 after participating in Fleet Week.
Surette says the cases were mild. All 21 sailors and Marines were treated in New York and have since returned to duty.
Several other people have been isolated in the ship's medical ward after developing flu-like symptoms.
The Iwo Jima is scheduled to return to Norfolk later this week.
Surette says the Navy has had 147 confirmed cases of H1N1, and 137 of those people have returned to work.
Ellie
Associated Press
Last update: June 9, 2009 - 1:36 PM
NORFOLK, Va. - The Navy is reporting 21 cases of swine flu on board the USS Iwo Jima.
Navy spokesman Cmd. Cappy Surette says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case on May 27. The amphibious assault ship left New York on May 26 after participating in Fleet Week.
Surette says the cases were mild. All 21 sailors and Marines were treated in New York and have since returned to duty.
Several other people have been isolated in the ship's medical ward after developing flu-like symptoms.
The Iwo Jima is scheduled to return to Norfolk later this week.
Surette says the Navy has had 147 confirmed cases of H1N1, and 137 of those people have returned to work.
Ellie