Tuesday, September 8, 2009; 5:14 PM
Cases of suspected swine flu at the University of Maryland have multiplied from 64 to 172, a college spokeswoman said Tuesday, and at least three other colleges and universities are reporting likely H1N1 cases.
The University of Virginia had 55 cases of flu-like illness as of Tuesday, according to spokeswoman Marian Anderfuren. Johns Hopkins University notified students and staff Tuesday that six students had developed flu-like symptoms over the past week, with one student testing positive for Type A influenza Tuesday. Washington & Lee University reported four cases of influenza-like illness Tuesday, and Catholic University reported one suspected case.
A survey by the American College Health Association last week found 55 percent of 165 institutions queried were reporting "influenza-like" illnesses. Of the 1,640 cases reported at those schools, one student had been hospitalized and none had died.
A freshman at Troy University in Alabama died Friday, possibly the first flu-related death of a college student in the new academic year, according to the Dothan, Ala., Eagle newspaper.
Source:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/08/AR2009090802829.html?hpid=moreheadlines
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