Two people in Michigan are infected with SWINE FLU after attending county fairs, CDC reveals
Two people in Michigan have been diagnosed with swine flu after attending county fairs, health officials confirmed today.
The patients – whose infections are not linked to one another – contracted different strains at separate agricultural fairs last month, where they were exposed to infected pigs.
Both sufferers – whose identities have not been revealed – experienced mild illness, and there is no sign they spread it to other people.
But the infections come amid an unprecedented influenza outbreak in animals.
The patients contracted different strains at separate agricultural fairs last month, where they were exposed to infected pigs
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services first reported a positive test of swine flu A(H3) variant on July 26 in a person who attended a fair which took place between July 7-16.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tested a sample from the patient which came back inconclusive, which it said was likely due to the sample not containing enough virus.
Neither patient required hospitalization and both were treated with flu antivirals. They are now recovering.
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