Associated Press - May 1, 2009 10:34 PM ET

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The Sedgwick County Health Department has identified a suspected swine flu case involving a parochial school student.

County health officials said in a news release Friday night that a specimen must be tested further by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Wichita media outlets began reporting about the case after St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School sent a letter Friday to parents of students, informing them of the case.

The letter said the student contracted the flu while out of state and has been out of the building since becoming ill. It also said that the student will remain out of school for at least seven additional days.

Principal Mary Sweet said school will be in session Monday.

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