State officials closed the hog barn July 13 after detecting swine flu in a pig. CDC testing later confirmed the influenza A strain identified in the infected individuals to be the same variant of the same strain (H3N2v) carried by the pigs at the fair. None of the patients were hospitalized and all have fully recovered, according to the CDC’s most recent FluView update.
“Public health and agriculture officials are investigating the extent of disease among humans and swine, but no increases in influenza-like illness in the community have been reported,” said the CDC. “These 11 infections bring the total number of H3N2v infections during 2017 to 12 and the cumulative total since 2011 to 376. Early identification and investigation of human infections with novel influenza A viruses are critical to ensure timely risk assessment and so that appropriate public health measures can be taken.”
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