Staying healthy at the Minnesota State Fair

You might have heard from the Minnesota Department of Health that the state recorded its first confirmed and a second probable case of a new influenza strain that people acquire through contact with pigs. The cases were reported in a pre-school-age child and an older sibling. Before we eat our first Pronto Pup, we asked our infectious disease and infection prevention guru and Nurse Practitioner Patsy Stinchfield for a few tips so we stay healthy while we’re at the fair.