"An increase in swine flu cases has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning Americans to be especially careful around state and county fairs this summer."

"With the fair season in full swing, health officials want attendees to avoid taking food and drinks into barns and to wash their hands after they're near animals. Pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are especially at risk for developing the flu strain."

CBS News had the story August 3, 2012. [2]