BOULDER, Colo. -- Officials with the University of Colorado at Boulder issued an advisory Monday asking the campus community to take a few basic precautions to guard against swine influenza.

"Right now, we're urging people to take basic precautions," Dr. Pamela Talley, lead physician at CU-Boulder's Wardenburg Health Center said in a news release. "Wash your hands frequently with warm water and soap or use an alcohol-based hand gel. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, visit your health care provider if you have flu symptoms, and stay home if you have a fever along with any respiratory symptoms."

While no cases of swine flu have been reported in Colorado, or on the CU-Boulder campus, Colorado, CU and Boulder County public health officials are monitoring the situation very closely to look for any suspicious cases of swine flu.

Symptoms of swine flu are similar to symptoms of seasonal influenza and generally include a fever of greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people with swine flu have also reported diarrhea and vomiting. Severe complications, such as pneumonia, sometimes occur and may be more likely in people with some underlying medical conditions.

"We are not urging students to come to Wardenburg for a flu test unless they are currently exhibiting flu symptoms and have either traveled to Mexico within the last seven days, or had close contact with an ill person who has," said Talley. "We will only test if flu symptoms are present and the patient fits the Centers for Disease Control criteria for a suspected case of swine flu. Confirmation of their test will be done at the state and CDC level."

While some CU students went to Mexico for Spring Break, CU is not concerned about those students. "Symptoms appear within two to seven days of contact with a person who has the virus, so by now, it should have run its course among our CU spring breakers," said Talley.

Talley said CU officials are "more concerned about those who have traveled to Mexico more recently - within seven days - or who plan to travel there."

Currently, CU-Boulder has a total of six students studying in Mexico in CU Study Abroad programs - four in Monterrey and two in Guadalajara. All have been contacted by CU-Boulder international education staff and advised of the swine flu threat.

A total of 10 students are scheduled to study in Mexico in study abroad programs during summer 2009. CU-Boulder international education staff are in the process of contacting them and apprising them of the current travel recommendations.