Swine flu arrived in Houston Wednesday as a Fort Bend County teenage girl became the first local resident confirmed to have the disease and a 2-year-old Mexico City boy who fell ill in Brownsville and was taken to Texas Children’s Hospital became the disease’s first U.S. death.
The Fort Bend girl was treated over the weekend — she was not hospitalized — and has recovered, said Fort Bend County health department officials. She attends Episcopal High School in Bellaire, which announced Wednesday evening it will close starting today and at least through the weekend.
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The girl, who has not been in school this week, was ready to go back when the CDC confirmed she had swine flu, said county health officials.
“I am pleased to say that this student is feeling better,” said Ned Smith, the head of Episcopal High, after talking with her by phone Wednesday evening. He said he did not know about any other suspected cases at the school, which has 659 students and 94 faculty members.
A letter to students and faculty on the school’s Web site said that the school will remain locked while closed and that administrators will share any new information as it becomes available.
“We will reopen the school as soon as we are advised by Harris County that it is appropriate to do so,” it adds.
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