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Several Sick with Flu Spread by Infected Pig at California Fair
By Scottie Andrew On 8/5/18 at 10:44 AM
Several people caught the flu after an interaction with an infected pig at a California fair, health officials said Saturday.
The San Luis Obispo County health department linked a few cases, confirmed by lab results, to ?extended contact? with a pig on display at the California Mid-State Fair in July that carried the unique strain. All those infected have since recovered, officials said in a statement.
More than 458 pigs were sold at the fair between July 12 and 28. One carried the virus, which isn?t generally transmitted to humans but can be treated with the same medication as common influenza, officials said...
Several Sick with Flu Spread by Infected Pig at California Fair
By Scottie Andrew On 8/5/18 at 10:44 AM
Several people caught the flu after an interaction with an infected pig at a California fair, health officials said Saturday.
The San Luis Obispo County health department linked a few cases, confirmed by lab results, to ?extended contact? with a pig on display at the California Mid-State Fair in July that carried the unique strain. All those infected have since recovered, officials said in a statement.
More than 458 pigs were sold at the fair between July 12 and 28. One carried the virus, which isn?t generally transmitted to humans but can be treated with the same medication as common influenza, officials said...