APS NOTIFIES PARENTS OF PNEUMONIA OUTBREAK

APS OFFICIALS ARE ALERTING PARENTS OF STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ABOUT A HEALTH PROBLEM THAT'S ARISEN RECENTLY. SINCE THE END OF SEPTEMBER, FIVE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA. THREE OF THE CHILDREN WERE BRIEFLY HOSPITALIZED BUT ALL HAVE RECOVERED.

 

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS COLLABORATING WITH APS AND KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE TO INVESTIGATE THE PNEUMONIA CASES.