Hand washing stations have become a fixture at county and state fairs across the country in the past decade to protect fairgoers from animal-borne illnesses such as E.coli. This year, however, fairgoers in some states are being asked to wash their hands for another reason: to help protect pigs from a human-borne illness — specifically the novel H1N1 “Swine Flu” currently circulating in the human population.
That’s the case in North Carolina where State Veterinarian Dr. David Marshall offered advice to fairgoers in a
news release Tuesday. He’s advising people who exhibit any flu-like symptoms to stay home from the fair. If they come anyway, he’s asking that they stay away from the animal exhibits. Furthermore, he’s imploring all fairgoers to practice good hygiene by washing hands before and after entering livestock areas and before eating.
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