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Virus in Puerto Rico sickens 200, closes local school

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than 200 children and adults have fallen ill with a mystery virus in central Puerto Rico, forcing officials to close a local school, officials said Friday. Four parents and two teachers sickened by the virus were hospitalized, the Education Department said. Another four parents and 197 students at the Escuela Federico Degetau I in Aibonito had caught the virus.

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