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Sep 7, 2009 11:00 am US/Central

2,000 Wash. State Students Report H1N1 Symptoms

Track The H1N1, Or Swine Flu, Virus: CDC | WHO

NEW YORK (CBS) ― At least 2,000 Washington State University students have been found to have H1N1 flu symptoms, according to the university.

WSU, which started a blog to deal specifically with H1N1, or swine, flu on campus, reports in the latest article published Sept. 4:  We estimate that we have been in contact with about 2,000 students with influenza-like illness in the first ten days of our fall semester. At this time of year, we would typically only see a handful of patients with influenza-like illness.

The university notes that none of their patients have had severe enough symptoms to warrant hospitalization.

Sally Redman, a registered nurse who works in student health services at Washington State, told the New York Times Saturday, that the outbreak appeared around Aug. 21. The university's blog seems to cite Aug. 24 as the start of the outbreak. Ms. Redman tells the Times cases have since been "rampant."

WSU's main campus is located in Pullman and enrolls about a total of 21,000 graduate and undergraduate students.


On its Web site, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers guidelines for institutes of higher learning in being prepared for this year's flu season. The list suggests those with symptoms be placed in self-isolation and avoid classes and their peers in general.

As of Sept. 4, the CDC reports that 53 states and territories had reported H1N1 influenza cases (Includes the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands); more than 9,000 people have been hospitalized; and 593 deaths have been reported.

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