Swine flu confirmed in cadet at Vernon training centre

An army cadet-training centre in the Interior of British Columbia will be cutting back the number of trainees it accepts for the rest of the summer after a cadet came down with swine flu and others reported respiratory problems.

Officials at the Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre said in a news release that one of its cadets had a confirmed case of the H1N1 influenza A virus that has been circulating worldwide since first appearing in Mexico in March.

Three cadets fell ill just days after summer training had started, and that number has since grown to 27.

After eight samples were sent for laboratory testing on July 13, one came back positive for the H1N1 virus, another was inconclusive, and six others came back negative.

The centre said all of the cadets are doing well, but it will be limiting its intake of cadets for the rest of the summer. The centre normally hosts about 800 cadets at any one time throughout the summer

At this time, there is no recommendation from public health officials to close the facility, said representatives of the centre.

B.C. confirmed its first two deaths from swine flu, both in Metro Vancouver, on Tuesday.