UC San Diego — which has one of the largest Chinese populations in American higher education — is trying to identify students who might have been infected by the pneunomia-like virus that has killed dozens of people in China and has spread to other countries, including the U.S.
The university sent a message to its nearly 39,000 students on Wednesday that said, in part, “If you have been in Wuhan (province), China within the past 14 days and you develop a fever with cough or difficulty breathing, please call Student Health Services.”
The campus “always sends out a message like this when there is a global health concern,” said Dr. Stacie San Miguel, director of medical services at UCSD Student Health Services. “Some people are nervous. We want them to know that we’re here and that we know how to deal with pneumonia and infections and that we can get them to a higher level of care if they need it.”
The issue is of particular concern in La Jolla.
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About 5,600 UCSD students come from China, and many recently returned to campus for the start of the winter quarter. The school’s faculty routinely travels between San Diego and China for research and conferences. Many Chinese parents relocate to San Diego to support their children while they’re at UCSD. And China’s Fudan University operates a think tank at the university.
Scientists are exploring whether the virus could be spread by human-to-human transmission. That also would be a source of concern at UCSD, which has a population of about 65,000 on an average day, including 15,000 who live in student housing.
UCSD officials said Wednesday they’re prepared to respond quickly if they identify a student who might be infected with virus, which has been given the name 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organization.
“We would put the student in a private room and make sure that the medical workers have the appropriate level of protection,” said Dr. Francesca Torriani, director of UC San Diego Health’s Infection Prevention and Clinical Epidemiology and TB Control.
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“The student would be further evaluated and, if they’re suspected of having the virus, would be sent to an ER department for a further workup. We’re at the height of flu season when a lot of people have respiratory viruses. We want to make sure that we have enough information.”
If a patient is suspected of having the virus, the university would work with the San Diego County Public Health Department and they would notify the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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