Health officials in US have warned the people to be careful around pigs after reports of flu outbreak among visitors to county fairs. The virus does not appear to have evolved to the point where it spreads easily among humans, but it does contain a gene from the pandemic H1N1 flu that sickened millions worldwide in 2009 and 2010. "We are concerned that... may confer the potential for the virus to infect or spread among humans to a greater extent," said ...Saturday, 4 August 2012
US Public Warned of Swine Flu Outbreak At Fairs
Health officials in US have warned the people to be careful around pigs after reports of flu outbreak among visitors to county fairs. The virus does not appear to have evolved to the point where it spreads easily among humans, but it does contain a gene from the pandemic H1N1 flu that sickened millions worldwide in 2009 and 2010. "We are concerned that... may confer the potential for the virus to infect or spread among humans to a greater extent," said ...
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