Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: DHHS reports presumptive positive case of influenza A H3 (swine flu) variant detected in Lapeer Coun

[Mary Wilson]

July 26, 2023

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Lapeer and Oakland County health departments have identified a presumptive positive human case of influenza A H3 variant (swine flu) in a Lapeer County resident who was an exhibitor at the Oakland County Fair. The fair took place July 7-16 at the Springfield Oaks County Park in Davisburg. A respiratory specimen that tested presumptive positive for swine flu will be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmatory testing.​

Oakland County Health Division has been reaching out to swine exhibitors and their families who visited the swine barns at the Oakland County Fair to identify any additional illnesses in those who may have been exposed to influenza from infected pigs. Oakland County Health Division has already alerted providers in their jurisdiction to watch for patients presenting with respiratory symptoms who report exposure to swine or who visited the fair.

“Visitors of the Oakland County Fair should monitor for flu-like symptoms: fever, respiratory symptoms like cough and runny nose, and body aches, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, MDHHS chief medical executive. “If you believe you may have the flu, contact your health care provider and stay home until you have recovered.” ...

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside-mdhhs/newsroom/2023/07/26/swine-flu-2023
​

 

[Mary Wilson]

07/17/2023 4:57 PM
Influenza Detected in Pigs at Oakland County Fair - Oakland County Michigan


07/17/2023 4:57 PM

Pontiac, Mich., – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Department of Health and Human Services have notified Oakland County Health Division that several pigs present at the Oakland County Fair tested positive for influenza A virus, the causative agent of swine influenza.
The pigs began displaying symptoms on July 14 at the fair which took place July 7-16 at Springfield Oaks County Park in Davisburg and is organized and managed by the Oakland County 4-H Fair Association. The swine barn closed to the public that evening. No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Michigan this year. The Health Division is working with state partners and fair management to contact trace and monitor exhibitors and fair staff who were exposed. In the meantime, out of an abundance of caution, the county is notifying the public who may have visited the swine barn.

“Fairgoers who visited the swine barn and develop respiratory symptoms are encouraged to talk to a health care provider and report potential exposure to infected swine,” said Dr. Russell Faust, Oakland County medical director. “Physicians are reminded to consider swine influenza in persons presenting with symptoms, even during the warmer months when seasonal influenza cases are low.”​ ...

https://www.oakgov.com/Home/Components/News/News/743/2027​