Swine Flu Likely Sickens 100-200 at St. Francis Prep (Queens/ New York City)

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/25/us/AP-US-Swine-Flu-States.html?_r=1

New York health officials said more than 100 students at the private St. Francis Preparatory School, in Queens, had come down with a fever, sore throat and other aches and pains in the past few days. Some of their relatives also have been ill.

New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said nose and throat swabs had confirmed that eight students had influenza type A, indicating probable cases of swine flu, but the exact subtypes were still unknown.

Samples had been sent to the CDC for more testing. Results were expected on Sunday.

The symptoms in the New York cases have all been mild, and no students have been hospitalized, Frieden said, but the illnesses have caused concern because of the deadly outbreak in Mexico.

Frieden said that if the CDC confirms that the students have swine flu, he will likely recommend that St. Francis Preparatory remain closed on Monday ''out of an abundance of caution.''

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My old haunts...

St. Francis Prep is a mildly higher end Catholic high school in Fresh Meadows, Queens.