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| Forty-four new cases of swine flu have been diagnosed at a Birmingham primary school, taking the UK total to 184, health chiefs have said. | Forty-four new cases of swine flu have been diagnosed at a Birmingham primary school, taking the UK total to 184, health chiefs have said. |
| The Health Protection Agency said the new cases at Welford Primary School involved 41 children and three adults. | The Health Protection Agency said the new cases at Welford Primary School involved 41 children and three adults. |
| Three further patients in London and east England have also been diagnosed. | Three further patients in London and east England have also been diagnosed. |
| Meanwhile, a man who has been identified as a "highly probable" case of swine flu is critically ill, the Scottish Government has confirmed. | Meanwhile, a man who has been identified as a "highly probable" case of swine flu is critically ill, the Scottish Government has confirmed. |
| All of the new cases were either returning travellers or linked to previous cases, the agency said. | All of the new cases were either returning travellers or linked to previous cases, the agency said. |
| Welford Primary School in Handsworth now has a total of 50 confirmed cases of the virus - 45 children and five adults. | Welford Primary School in Handsworth now has a total of 50 confirmed cases of the virus - 45 children and five adults. |
| The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection Health Protection Agency School swine flu hits 50 people | The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection Health Protection Agency School swine flu hits 50 people |
| More people connected to the school were expected to be diagnosed with the virus as further test results were confirmed, agency officials said. | More people connected to the school were expected to be diagnosed with the virus as further test results were confirmed, agency officials said. |
| In a statement on its website, the school, which has more than 400 pupils and 60 children in its nursery, said it had noticed a higher than usual number of pupil absences early last week and notified the Health Protection Agency. | In a statement on its website, the school, which has more than 400 pupils and 60 children in its nursery, said it had noticed a higher than usual number of pupil absences early last week and notified the Health Protection Agency. |
| It confirmed its first case of swine flu on Friday, but five more people tested positive for the virus over the bank holiday weekend and a further 44 were confirmed with swine flu on Tuesday. | It confirmed its first case of swine flu on Friday, but five more people tested positive for the virus over the bank holiday weekend and a further 44 were confirmed with swine flu on Tuesday. |
| A Health Protection Agency spokeswoman said all those confirmed to have the virus were responding well to treatment. | A Health Protection Agency spokeswoman said all those confirmed to have the virus were responding well to treatment. |
| "There are still a number of laboratory results outstanding and the numbers of confirmed cases at the school are expected to rise," she said. | "There are still a number of laboratory results outstanding and the numbers of confirmed cases at the school are expected to rise," she said. |
| The school, which is currently closed for half term, said a "deep clean" of its premises would take place during the holiday period. | The school, which is currently closed for half term, said a "deep clean" of its premises would take place during the holiday period. |
| 'Not complacent' | 'Not complacent' |
| Earlier, it was announced a two-year-old boy from Oxford was among four cases confirmed on Tuesday morning. | Earlier, it was announced a two-year-old boy from Oxford was among four cases confirmed on Tuesday morning. |
| The boy was a "close household contact" of a 29-year-old woman already diagnosed with the virus, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust said. | The boy was a "close household contact" of a 29-year-old woman already diagnosed with the virus, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust said. |
| The Health Protection Agency said case numbers at the school were not a surprise | |
| The 37-year-old man from Glasgow who is critically ill was said to have underlying health problems. He was admitted to the city's Victoria Infirmary on Thursday. | The 37-year-old man from Glasgow who is critically ill was said to have underlying health problems. He was admitted to the city's Victoria Infirmary on Thursday. |
| Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "It is not yet known whether flu was the cause of his illness, or whether it was incidental to it." | Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "It is not yet known whether flu was the cause of his illness, or whether it was incidental to it." |
| A Department of Health spokesman said: "The localised cases of swine flu found in the UK have so far been mild, and our strategy of containing the spread with anti-virals appears to have been effective in reducing symptoms and preventing further spread of infection. | A Department of Health spokesman said: "The localised cases of swine flu found in the UK have so far been mild, and our strategy of containing the spread with anti-virals appears to have been effective in reducing symptoms and preventing further spread of infection. |
| "But we must not be complacent - it is right to prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. | "But we must not be complacent - it is right to prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. |
| "The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection." | "The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection." |
| About 13,000 people around the world have been diagnosed with the virus. | About 13,000 people around the world have been diagnosed with the virus. |