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Oct 17, 2007 8:11 pm US/Central

New Case Of Staph Reported In Frisco ISD School

 CBS News Interactive: Healthwatch

FRISCO (CBS 11 News) ― Potentially deadly bacteria causing concern nationwide has been found in some Frisco schools.

Frisco Independent School District administrators learned of a second confirmed case of staph bacteria at Clark Middle School Wednesday.

Since school began, Frisco has confirmed four to five isolated cases of staph infection.

Parents received phone calls alerting them to the case, and the school is being thoroughly cleaned with special chemicals.

In Virginia County, 21 schools were closed for deep cleaning after a string of the bacteria infection killed a 17-year-old high school student.

Officials say the drug-resistant staph infection, known as MRSA, may kill more people than AIDS.

More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from what some are calling the "superbug."

(CBS 11 News)

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