The state health commissioner says tonight there are two probable cases of swine flu at Washington and Lee University.
"Both students had mild illnesses, both are recovering well, and both were suspected early of possibly having influenza A (H1N1) and were appropriately treated," said Dr. Karen Remley, the health commissioner. "Neither student had traveled outside the country, but both had visited other states recently. None of the states visited were known to have confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1)."
Remley said "the appearance of two probable cases on the same campus increases the possibility that transmission has occurred locally and prompted me to release this information in an abundance of caution."
State health officials yesterday said a woman confirmed to have H1N1 lived in the Chesterfield Health District, which includes Chesterfield and Powhatan counties and Colonial Heights.
The other confirmed case is a man in the Three Rivers Health District, which runs from King William County into the Northern Neck.
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