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University of Houston released a statement last night regarding a PROBABLE case of swine flu at its downtown campus. According to the UHD website, a student exhibited symptoms consistent with Type A flu and swine flu, as well has having traveled to Mexico recently. Health officials are working to finalize the diagnosis. In the mean time, UHD is open for business as usual. Remain calm and wash your hands, people.

Now you and your knowledge of swine flu infestation locations can be the envy of the office water cooler thanks to a Google Maps mash-up. "Pink markers are suspect. Purple markers are confirmed or probable. Deaths lack a dot in marker. Yellow markers are negative." The thunderstorms have slowed down your work day enough so that you can click F5 every 10 seconds to watch the dots appear in the map markers. Please keep us posted as anything develops. Thanks to Lifehacker for the tip.