date:Aug 10, 2012
In Ohio, new cases of H3N2 doubled to 30. Health officials in Ohio said the strain appears to be mild and is similar to seasonal flu that responds to treatment. The infected persons had direct contact with hogs at fairs. The Indiana State Department of Health said in a statement the agency had not yet found any cases of the disease in which it passed from human to human. The virus contains a version of the M gene, which scientists think may make it more easily transmissible in humans.
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