In a new blog post published Tuesday, WSU President Elson S. Floyd said the number of swine flu cases at the university recently reported by the media doesn't accurately portray the situation.
"WSU has become a test case not just for the medical response to the flu outbreak, but for the media response as well. Much of that coverage has been measured and complete; other reports have told only part of the story," Floyd wrote.
Floyd said the 2,000 cases of reported swine flu included phone calls from students complaining of flu-like symptoms, and that the reports were made during a 1o day period. Health and Wellness services is also not routinely testing for swine flue.
"Considering the relatively short duration of this flu in most patients, the number of ongoing cases actually would be only a fraction of those reported over that period of time," Floyd wrote. "While it is probably safe to assume that most people reporting flu-like symptoms did indeed have the flu, it is difficult to make an absolute estimate of cases based on the numbers of contacts."
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