RYE, Colo.—Swine flu has been confirmed in a Boy Scout and an adult Scout leader attending a camp in southern Colorado.
The Pueblo City-County Health Department said Friday that state testing confirmed the pair, both from Plano, Texas, had the H1N1 strain. Neither case is serious.
They were among a total of 29 people separated from the rest of campers and staffers after showing flu-like symptoms earlier this week.
They were the only two to have samples tested by the state. Pueblo health department spokeswoman Sarah Bruestle said it’s likely that the 27 others also have swine flu.
Those quarantined were from either Plano or Houston.
The two cases are in addition to the 103 the state has reported to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state hasn’t reported any deaths because of the swine flu.
All campers are set to return home as originally planned on Saturday and Bruestle said the camp will be sanitized before a new group of campers arrives on Sunday.
She said the Boy Scouts and the health department have been preparing for more than a month on how to handle possible swine flu.
She said all incoming campers will get a health screening, which will include a check of their temperature.
