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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, March 7, 1963
Asian Influenza Absent In Kansas
No Asian influenza epidemic is evident in Kansas at this time, said Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, KU Health Service director.
There was a slight increase in respiratory illnesses this year compared to last year for the period of February 3-23, he said.
During that period of this year, no cases of Asian influenza (A2 strain of influenza) were found in 361 outpatient cases. Only six of the twenty "unusual respiratory illnesses" hospitalized then were confirmed as the A2 strain.
Last year from February 3-23, no cases of A2 influenza were found among 311 outpatient cases. Three cases of 26 hospitalized "unusual respiratory illnesses" were diagnosed as Asian influenza, but were not confirmed.
The six cases of A2 influenza this year were confirmed by throat washing cultures and paired blood samples sent to state laboratories for testing.
Factors possibly contributing to the increased number of respiratory illnesses are weather, off-campus exposure to illnesses, and a roughly estimated increase of 600 in student enrollment for the period under consideration.
Canuteson said today, "If this is Asian flu in Kansas, I believe that it is just passing over. This (group of statistics) doesn't indicate that these (six cases confirmed at KU) are pilot cases."
He believes the illnesses are on the downgrade now, and unless something unusual happens, there will probably be no more cases of the A2 strain of influenza here.
It depends, however, on the weather and exposure of students to A2 influenza during spring break, he said.
"If we have escaped," Canutson said, "it is probably because many students have been vaccinated." He emphasized the importance of building up the immunity of the student body to influenza.
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Examinations for those who wish to quiz out of Speech I will begin next week.
Speech I Exemption Exam Next Week
The written exam will be given at 4:30 p.m. Monday in room 102 Strong. Those who pass this test will be given an oral exam on March 21.
Lawmaker Would Post Signs
CONCORD, N. H. — (UPI) — Rep. Waldo Bigelow has paid a bill calling for these signs to be posted in each of the state's 49 liquor stores: "Caution: Excessive use of alcoholic beverages may be habit forming."
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