BBC: Girl aged 12 contracts swine flu

A 12-year-old Devon girl who recently returned from Mexico is suffering from swine flu, tests have confirmed.

Her school, Paignton Community College in Torbay, is being closed for seven days and pupils in her year are being offered anti-viral treatment.

The girl was described as having mild symptoms and was responding well to treatment.

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