Michigan Confirms 1 Human H1N2 Swine Flu Case After Kent County Youth Fair
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 15
Michigan Confirms 1 Human H1N2 Swine Flu Case After Kent County Youth Fair
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 15
Summary
An Ionia County resident who participated in the Aug. 3-8 Kent County Youth Fair tested presumptively positive for influenza A H1N2 swine flu, Michigan health officials said Friday.
State and local health departments linked the infection to pig exposure at the fair and are contacting pig exhibitors and families who visited the pig barns.
Officials said the public risk remains low but urged fair attendees to watch for fever, cough, runny nose, body aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and to tell providers about pig contact.
Michigan also advised basic precautions—handwashing, staying home when sick, avoiding pigs for 7 days after illness starts or until 24 hours fever-free—and warned higher-risk groups include children under 5, adults 65 and older, pregnant people and those with chronic conditions.