Ann Arbor UM Health Service sees a rise in flu cases from students as public health officials track the possibility of the transmission of swine flu according to officials.

UM Health Service says that an average of 40 – 50 students per day over the pastweek had symptoms of flu according to Robert Ernst, the director ofthe University’s  Health Service.

“We’re seeing a higher volume than we would typically see. It is unusual to see this many cases of the flu this early in the fall,” he said.

The increase is being monitored closely and the numbers are not yet alarming according to Ernst. So far no one has missed work due to the flu.

Those who have come down with the flu have not been tested to confirm what kind of flu they have. So it is not yet known how many cases of H1N1 there are.

There were about 10 students who were tested positive for the H1N1 virus. It goes to show that the flu circulating is not the seasonal flu according to Ernst.

Public gatherings hold a large potential for the spread of the flu.

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