North Carolina has become the fourth state with confirmed cases of novel H1N1 flu in pigs.
A federal laboratory has verified the presence of the 2009 novel H1N1 flu virus in samples taken from pigs at two North Carolina farms. Minnesota, Indiana and Illinois have previously reported cases of the novel H1N1 virus in pigs.
The pigs in North Carolina have been under the care of a swine veterinarian and have recovered from the illness. “The herd veterinarian noticed signs of mild illness in the pigs and conducted tests to determine the type,” reports State Veterinarian David Marshall. “Confirmatory tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, IA, indicated the virus was H1N1.
