By Eric Bradley
Cincinnati.com
DEERFIELD TWP., Ohio — A paramedic in the Deerfield Township Fire Rescue Department has H1N1 influenza and has been placed on medical leave, the township announced Monday.
The paramedic was not named and it was unclear how the individual was tested for H1N1. A confirmed case of H1N1 would test positive for the strain’s subtype or for Type A influenza, which is assumed to be H1N1 flu during this time of year.
Deerfield officials sought to allay any public concern there might be about an emergency medical responder contracting the virus.
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