University flu on the decline?

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Reported by: Megan Higgens
Email: meganhiggens@kmtr.com
Last Update: 10/19 6:08 pm
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Eugene (KMTR) ? The flu may have hit its peak at the <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1LACE><ST1LACETYPE>University</ST1LACETYPE> of <ST1LACENAME><NOBR id=itxt_nobr_3_0 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; COLOR: darkgreen">Oregon</NOBR></ST1LACENAME></ST1LACE>. Health clinic staffmembers say the number of people reporting symptoms is on the decline.<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O></O> Masks, hand sanitizer and tissues greet visitors at the <ST1LACE><ST1LACETYPE>University</ST1LACETYPE> <ST1LACENAME>Health</ST1LACENAME> <ST1LACETYPE>Center</ST1LACETYPE></ST1LACE>.<O></O>
Last week, the clinic received more than 360 calls or visits from people with flu-like symptoms. <O></O>
While they aren?t specifically tracking cases of the H1N1 <NOBR id=itxt_nobr_11_0 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; COLOR: #2b65b0">virus</NOBR>, the clinic says they are counting the number of flu-like illnesses, with the assumption it is the H1N1 virus.<O></O>
?Ours has been typical of other schools. In about week three or four, we hit a <ST1:CITY><ST1LACE>high point</ST1LACE></ST1:CITY> and it starts to drop off,? said Health Center Director, Mike Eyster.<O></O>
The university ran out of both the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines last week. They expect to get more by the end of the week.<O></O>
<ST1LACE><ST1LACENAME>Oregon</ST1LACENAME> <ST1LACETYPE>State</ST1LACETYPE> <ST1LACETYPE>University</ST1LACETYPE></ST1LACE> has reported 200 presumed cases of H1N1 flu.

http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story/University-flu-on-the-decline/I-kpUHey9UOovWD4NTLQ7w.cspx

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