CDC Confirms Swine Flu in OK, Universities Prepare

The Centers for Disease Control confirmed today that the Swine Flu has been found in Pontotoc Co. Reports indicate that she is in the recovering stages and is responsive to medication, health officials say.

As for what the state’s two major universities are doing in response, officials say it’s best to wait it out.

When asked what the plan of action was, OU Press Secretary and Special Assistant to the President Jay Doyle said, “We remain in the monitoring and evaluation process.”

“The university has sent out one informational and educational e-mail to the university community,” Doyle continued. “That e-mail was sent a week ago to all faculty, staff, and students on all three campuses.”

OSU Communications Director Gary Shutt expressed a similar view. The university will continue to screen individuals who experience flu-like symptoms, Shutt said, adding, “We have not experienced a significant increase in patient traffic.”

Despite this, in a written press release by the Spears School of Business, the university said that administrators will not be shaking hands during commencement.

Shutt also cited the Centers for Disease Control’s recommendation that U.S. travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico, and that OSU would comply with that warning.

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