Sep 242011
Two kids under 5, one in Indiana and the other in Pennsylvania, have contracted a new reassorted swine flu: H3N2. The Pennsylvania child had had direct contact with a pig at an agricultural fair; the Indiana kid had been cared for by someone who had come in contact with a pig recently. Both children recovered completely. There is no evidence of wider spread.
MMWR – September 9, 2011. … click the headline above to reveal the article link.
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