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Over 600 flu cases reported at D.C.-area colleges
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<!-- STORY LEAD (AT TOP IF LENGTHY ENOUGH) --> WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Colleges in the Washington area are reporting more than 600 cases of flulike illness at a time when officials are worried about swine flu.
It's unclear how many of the cases may be swine flu, but health officials at area colleges said most reports of symptoms have been mild.
The highest number of reported cases of flu-like symptoms is at the University of Maryland College Park, which reported 435. It is followed by the University of Virginia, which is reporting 95, and Georgetown University, which is reporting at least 50 cases.
Other colleges and universities in the region - George Washington, Virginia Tech, Catholic University, American University, Johns Hopkins University, the College of William and Mary and the U.S. Naval Academy - reported between one and 37 cases.
<!-- STORY BYLINE --> <!-- STORY PUBLICATION DATE --> Published 09/14/09
<!-- STORY LEAD (AT TOP IF LENGTHY ENOUGH) --> WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Colleges in the Washington area are reporting more than 600 cases of flulike illness at a time when officials are worried about swine flu.
It's unclear how many of the cases may be swine flu, but health officials at area colleges said most reports of symptoms have been mild.
The highest number of reported cases of flu-like symptoms is at the University of Maryland College Park, which reported 435. It is followed by the University of Virginia, which is reporting 95, and Georgetown University, which is reporting at least 50 cases.
Other colleges and universities in the region - George Washington, Virginia Tech, Catholic University, American University, Johns Hopkins University, the College of William and Mary and the U.S. Naval Academy - reported between one and 37 cases.
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