Bartholomew County 4-H Fair officials are taking precautions at the fair’s swine barn after a visitor at an earlier county fair in Indiana is believed to have contracted the flu from a pig.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the Indiana case is the first human case of the H3N2 flu in Indiana since 2013 and the first in the United States this year.
The victim is recovering and state health officials haven’t released any further information about the incident, or where it specifically occurred.
However, as the Bartholomew County 4-H Fair begins Friday, fair officials are placing warning signs at the swine barn entrances notifying visitors about the flu case and advising them of safety procedures.
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