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  SLPA POSITION ON MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIAL SWINE FLU OUTBREAK

You can be confident that your pediatrician at St. Louis Pediatric Associates, Inc. is monitoring the swine flu information as it becomes available.  Your child’s health is

important to us.

At this time, we are making a link to the CDC website available that will remain updated

with the most current information available.  http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm

Your child would be considered at low risk unless there is evidence of a febrile (fever)

flu-like illness with the presence of at least one of these conditions:

1)         A history of travel to Mexico over the past 7 days;

2)         Contact with someone who has traveled to Mexico over the past 7 days;

or

3)         Contact with someone who has a documented case of swine flu.

Our research is indicating that the documented cases in some other parts of the world

are resulting in patients getting much sicker than the few cases thus far in the United

States.  Testing needs to be reserved for cases that meet the criteria as the supplies

for testing will be in short supply.

If your child is ill, or you have further concerns, please contact our office and your

pediatrician will contact you to discuss further options.

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