“Steer” Clear of the Pig Barn
Perhaps the fair and farm animal exhibitions/displays should be avoided. Even if you “steer” clear of the animal exhibitions remember that you (or your kids) are eating, riding, and porta-pottying with those who did not. Can you imagine? -How did I get the flu? – ‘Remember that sweet slice of bacon staring at you from those slightly askew ramshackle pig bars?’
“…found in pigs at the fairs
contained a gene from the 2009 pandemic strain of H1N1, which is similar to the H3N2v strain causing human illness this year…”
“confirms that pigs and humans were infected with the same virus, indicating interspecies transmission”
“More than 80 percent of pigs that tested positive for influenza A virus at Ohio county fairs between 2009 and 2011 showed no signs of illness…”
“…adds up to an environment conducive for the transmission of influenza A viruses among pigs and between humans and pigs, potentially in both directions”
“..surprised to find as much flu as we did subclinically, when pigs weren’t showing any signs of illness”
http://www.nature.com/emi/
Also see: http://www.newswise.com/
“confirms that pigs and humans were infected with the same virus, indicating interspecies transmission”
“More than 80 percent of pigs that tested positive for influenza A virus at Ohio county fairs between 2009 and 2011 showed no signs of illness…”
“…adds up to an environment conducive for the transmission of influenza A viruses among pigs and between humans and pigs, potentially in both directions”
“..surprised to find as much flu as we did subclinically, when pigs weren’t showing any signs of illness”
http://www.nature.com/emi/
Also see: http://www.newswise.com/
