Michigan reports human case of swine influenza after county fair
Michigan health officials are investigating a confirmed human infection with influenza A H1N2 variant in an Ionia County resident who exhibited swine at the Kent County Youth Fair held Aug. 3–8 at the Grand Agricultural Center of West Michigan in Lowell. The MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories reported a presumptive positive and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the result on Aug. 14. Kent County Health Department and MDHHS are contacting swine exhibitors and families and alerting local clinicians to watch for respiratory symptoms after exposure; monitoring continues for additional illnesses.
Health officials confirmed a human H1N2 variant infection linked to a county fair.
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A county fair ran Aug. 3–8 where swine were exhibited. An exhibitor later tested positive for the H1N2 variant and the CDC confirmed the case. Health departments are contacting attendees and may identify more cases.
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