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UW reports swine flu in dorm resident
Associated Press - September 17, 2009 4:05 PM ET
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - University of Wyoming officials say a dorm resident has tested positive for swine flu.
The school issued a release Thursday saying the student has recovered from the first reported case of the virus in the university's residence halls.
Universities can be fertile ground for swine flu because of the large number of people living in close quarters.
The American College Health Association reported last week that the national average is 18 swine flu cases per 10,000 college students.
UW Director of Environmental Health and Safety Nancy Fox says the institution is at level 2 of its pandemic plan, which involves informing the campus of ways to slow down the spread of the virus.
The university says it has identified space for ill students to move temporarily so they may isolate themselves from their roommates.
On the Net: University of Wyoming swine flu site, http://www.uwyo.edu/H1N1
Associated Press - September 17, 2009 4:05 PM ET
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - University of Wyoming officials say a dorm resident has tested positive for swine flu.
The school issued a release Thursday saying the student has recovered from the first reported case of the virus in the university's residence halls.
Universities can be fertile ground for swine flu because of the large number of people living in close quarters.
The American College Health Association reported last week that the national average is 18 swine flu cases per 10,000 college students.
UW Director of Environmental Health and Safety Nancy Fox says the institution is at level 2 of its pandemic plan, which involves informing the campus of ways to slow down the spread of the virus.
The university says it has identified space for ill students to move temporarily so they may isolate themselves from their roommates.
On the Net: University of Wyoming swine flu site, http://www.uwyo.edu/H1N1
