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Daily Mirror
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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Hepatitis A outbreak at primary school sees parents worry if they should keep kids home

Concerned parents are wondering if they should keep their children at home following an outbreak of Hepatitis A at a primary school.

A "small" number of cases of the illness were reported among pupils at The Willows Primary School in Ipswich last week, with health authorities moving to reassure parents that it did not stem from the site itself.

A letter sent home on Saturday advised affected families to "look out for signs and symptoms and follow the recommended exclusion advice of keeping children off school for seven days after their symptoms started."

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