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Swine Flu - Parents Barred From Withdrawing Children.

The Monitor (Uganda)

| September 23, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2008 AllAfrica Global Media. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Paul Aruho and Otushabire Tibyangye

The outbreak of the Influenza A H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, at Kitabi Seminary in Bushenyi District over the weekend has left parents and local authorities with a dilemma on whether to stick to medical precautionary measures or follow their parental instincts.

When news of the swine flu outbreak first broke in the region over the weekend, parents rushed to the school to ascertain the health status of their children with, in some cases, the hope that they could return the children home.

About eight students have tested positive for the influenza and another 180 isolated.

The dilemma for …

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