University Health Services released statistics Tuesday revealing a sharp decline in the number of H1N1 cases on campus after a slight spike around the end of October.
UHS evaluated 46 students with flu-like symptoms during the week of Nov. 8-14, compared to the 115 students evaluated the previous week.
Sarah Van Orman, UHS executive director, said it is likely last week's spike was because of Halloween weekend, but that the numbers of H1N1 continue to vary overall.
""It's not surprising that we did see another small increase, but at this point the activity levels are still pretty unpredictable,"" Van Orman said.
She said it is hard to predict the future of the virus on campus, but said she wouldn't be surprised if the numbers spiked again after the upcoming holiday breaks.
""What we've seen with this is that it is coming in waves, and that it is possible when students leave campus and come back we see an outbreak,"" Van Orman said.
UHS continues to vaccinate only high-risk students, including those with pre-existing medical conditions, such as asthma or diabetes and pregnant women.
According to Van Orman, however, UHS will continue to push for more doses of the vaccine and hopes to receive more in early December.
—Kelsey Gunderson
