Home : Health :

Healthy Living

Boost your capacity to cope

We know that we're likely to melt down when things get hectic, …

FDA warns of infections tied to pharm.

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the …

Stress may be causing your cravings

Drugs, food and habitual behaviors all have a direct effect on …

You eat more calories than you think

"At least two-thirds of all (study) participants underestimated…

McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition

McDonald's still rapped over nutrition

McDonald's was taken to task by speakers associated with an …

9 Ohio swine flu cases confirmed, linked to fair

Updated: Thursday, 02 Aug 2012, 3:03 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Aug 2012, 3:03 PM CDT

Dan Sewell, AP Writer

CINCINATTI (AP) - Health officials investigating illnesses linked to an Ohio county fair have confirmed a strain of swine flu in nine cases and say it matches the virus that recently infected four people at an Indiana fair.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a variant of a swine flu strain Thursday. Testing is pending in a tenth case.

Officials say up to 41 people, nearly all of them children, have become sick with symptoms like those of a swine flu strain.

The southwest Ohio cases are linked to the Butler County Fair, which ended last weekend. Officials are asking doctors there and throughout Ohio to be alert to patients with flu symptoms, especially if they've attended a fair or have had other contact with hogs or with people who have.

Opinions that are derogatory, attack other users or are offensive in nature may be removed. KXAN is not responsible for the content posted in this comment section. We reserve the right to remove any offensive or off-topic remark or thread. To mark a comment for review by a moderator, click "Report Abuse."

9 Ohio swine flu cases confirmed, linked to fair

Site Tools