First US Death From H3N2v Strain of Swine Flu

A sixty-one year old woman became the first US victim of the H3N2v strain of swine flu.

H3N2v was first discovered in US pigs in 2010, and then in people in 2011.

Throughout 2011, twelve people were infected with the disease.

Already in 2012, there have bee 289 cases, in five states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

The victim who lost her life was the oldest to contract it, whilst it has hit those as young as six months.

Symptoms for H3N2v are very similar to the regular flu, so more cases could easily have gone unreported.

In Minnesota, three people who were working at the state fair became ill with a different strain.

They are all recovering from the H1N2v.

Workers and visitors that attended the fair are being warned to be checked by a doctor, for the disease.