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ASU campers test positive for swine flu
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Published: July 15, 2009
BOONE – Seven campers attending Camp Broadstone, an outdoor education center run by Appalachian State University, had the H1N1 virus, commonly called "swine flu," university officials announced today.
Ten campers and a counselor reported flu-like symptoms last week, and the university's student health service sent samples to the state lab in Raleigh last Friday. The university was informed today that seven of the samples tested positive.
The campers had all been sent home and their parents notified, said Lynn Drury, associate vice chancellor. There are no remaining campers who have flu-like symptoms at the camp.
Drury said all students attending camps at either Camp Broadstone or at ASU will be interviewed when they arrive and will be monitored throughout their stay for any symptoms.
Prior to these latest cases, there had been 395 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in North Carolina, according to the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
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