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Private school near Boston Latin also shut due to flu

By adamg on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 4:20pm

In addition to shutting Boston Latin School, the Boston Public Health Commission says it is also closing the Winsor School, a private girls school on Pilgrim Road, for seven days starting tomorrow.

As at Latin, the cause is "unusually high levels of influenza-like illness in recent days." The commission says 34 students - out of 430 - were out sick today.

Boston Public Health Commission statement on Boston Latin and the Winsor School.

Ed. question: Given that the two schools are right in the Longwood Medical Area, are we soon going to hear about a hospital suffering an outbreak?

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By Mike the Mad Biologist on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 5:35pm.

Given that the two schools are right in the Longwood Medical Area, are we soon going to hear about a hospital suffering an outbreak?

Probably not. These are community-acquired. If there is a hospital outbreak it will likely come from a staff worker or patient, and there's no reason to think that the students at the schools or the hospital staff have strong links to either of these schools.

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